Progressive Era Food Regulation
Muckraking by reformers like Upton Sinclair brought potentially dangerous food manufacturing practices to America’s attention. Congress passed the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act in 1906, and President Theodore Roosevelt signed them into law. Taking effect in 1907, they required: sanitary conditions in factories, inspection of animals and meat, and correct labeling to prevent “adulturation” or misbranding.
Look closely at each document at the top. Would the conditions illustrated have existed before or after these laws took effect? Use the document dates to put them in the right order.
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