fbtechreview.comMARCH 20228Did you know handwashing was first pioneered as a hygiene practice in 1847? Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician working in a Vienna maternity ward when he noticed the spread of childbed fever. He observed his colleagues delivering babies right after they had been working directly with cadavers (yes, cadaver labs were nearby the maternity ward). So, he set up a station of chlorinated lime solution and had everyone rinse their hands prior to examining the apprehensive, yet radiant mothers-to-be. In short order, the mortality rate from childbed fever dropped drastically, preventing countless deaths and children from losing their birth mothers.You may think Dr. Semmelweis was hailed as a medical genius and maternity ward hero, but instead, he endured a mountain of scorn and criticism throughout the rest of his career that lasted even past his death. The medical community, unjustifiably perturbed by this new technology, did not appreciate being blamed as the cause for so many patient deaths that were previously considered to be unpreventable. They forcefully rebuked innovation for the sake of reputation.Fortunately, we have learned a lot since our pre-hand-hygiene days as we continue our societal journey to strive for better tools and technology. The millennial in me naturally assumed that technology was just a given for everyone participating in today's food economy, but I have come to realize that is not always the case. If technology is not woven into the fabric of your business, you will be left behind. Simply mentioning technology usage is not a differentiator; how you approach and adopt technology Improving Food Safety with TechnologyBY JOSH GIEFER, MANAGER GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY, DOMINO'S [NYSE: DPZ]in myview
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