19fbtechreview.comSEPTEMBER 2022Did 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 3'`.4QP OPKWDAL;,LA,AMND3 E`[ I9-8countless 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 IMPROVING FOOD SAFETY WITH TECHNOLOGYBY JOSH GIEFER, MANAGER GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY, DOMINO'S [NYSE: DPZ]Josh GiefercXo insights
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