Origin year places a health practice in the year it was first adopted. Wikipedia records that after Semmelweis introduced hand washing in 1847, "the maternal mortality rate dropped from 18% to less than 2%" on his ward almost immediately. Browsing by origin year shows how long a practice a visitor takes for granted has actually been in use.
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1. Wikipedia: Food safety
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In 1963, the WHO and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization published the Codex Alimentarius, which serves as an guideline to food safety.
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