The Jungle

Written by muckraker Upton Sinclair
Describes sausage making process in gruesome detail
Convinced President Theodore Roosevelt that the food and drug industry needed a change

Roosevelt

President during the Progressive Era
Listened to the public’s reaction to Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle
Pushed for Meat Inspection Act in 1906

Meat Inspection Act

Urge of passage by President Theodore Roosevelt
Enacted on June 30,1906
Gave U.S. Secretary of Agriculture the power to inspect meat and condemn products that aren’t healthy.
Intended to stop unhealthy food practices.

Dr. Harvey Wiley

Chief Chemist at Dep. Of Agriculture
Criticized manufacturers for adding harmful preservatives to food
Largely credited for the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act

Pure Food and Drug Act

Enacted on June 30, 1906
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or fraudulently labeled foods and drugs shipped in foreign or interstate commerce

1.)Advertisements – Companies claimed to have a cure for Cancer and way to instantly grow hair.

2.)Children’s meds contained opium, cocaine, or alcohol

History is not was

WebMD: Dec 8, 2006 ~ Taco Bell E. Coli Outbreak Widens
E-coli : a condition called hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS. Is a life-threatening problem that causes kidney failure.
62 total victims to date above

Pure Food and Drug Act

Enacted on June 30, 1906
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or fraudulently labeled foods and drugs shipped in foreign or interstate commerce

1.)Advertisements – Companies claimed to have a cure for Cancer and way to instantly grow hair.

2.)Children’s meds contained opium, cocaine, or alcohol