Extreme food hygiene

The Hittites had laws that forbade a chef from cooking with a large unmanaged beard or long, unmanaged hair. They were required to have a bath before cooking. It was forbidden to allow an animal to wander into the kitchen.

Sounds fairly familiar.

The penalty for these? Death for the chef and his/her family.
:-o

http://www.dailysabah.com/food/2015/09/09/archaeological-team-prepares-4000-year-old-hittite-meals