Cut-resistant antimicrobial yarn and article of wearing apparel made therefrom

A cut-resistant yarn for fabricating into protective apparel particularly useful in food processing and handling, comprising:

• a core having at least one strand of fiberglass;
• a first helical wrap on said core;
• and
• an outermost helical wrap on said core, counter-opposed to said first helical wrap, of only one strand of a fiber having an embedded antimicrobial material.

A cut-resistant yarn for fabricating into washable and removable protective apparel particularly useful in food processing and handling, consisting essentially of:

• a core including fiberglass and one other material;
• a first helical wrap on said core;
• and
• an outermost helical wrap on said core, counter-opposed to said first helical wrap, of a fiber having an embedded antimicrobial material.

A cut-resistant yarn for fabricating into washable and removable protective apparel particularly useful in food processing and handling, comprising:

• a) a core including a fiberglass fiber and a high density polyethylene fiber;
• b) a high density polyethylene fiber helical wrap on said core;
• and
• c) an outermost acetate fiber helical wrap having an embedded antimicrobial, counter opposed to said high density polyethylene fiber helical wrap.