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Upton Sinclair's Food Investigation
Upton Sinclair, a Muckraker Journalist disguised as worker pretend to work in a meat-packing industry for 7 weeks and he secretly inspected the place to see what goes on with the food and lets the people know what is in their food. He observed the quality of the meat and exposed conditions of the industry which caused a public uproar between all the people in the U.S and brought up many acts later. -
Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"
In 1906, Upton Sinclair publishes his book "The Jungle." This book describes the horrors of meat-packing, the conditions of the meat, and explains to the public about what they are eating for dinner almost everyday, and he also shares his personal experiences working in the meat-packing industry and how they are extremely bad and how they needed improvement very quickly . -
The Acts Of The Industry
In 1906, when Sinclair told people about the conditions in the meat-packing industry the Congress took action and later passed the Pure Food and Drug Act. The law required manufacturers to use safe ingredients in their products and to make sure that they advertised their products truthfully. They also passed down the Meat Inspection Act also in 1906 which established health standards for the meat-packing industry. -
Wilson's Big Impact To The Industry
In 1916, Woodrow Wilson passed the Adamson Act in 1916 and the Workingmen's Compensation Act in 1916 as well and these acts provided a lot for the employees in the meat-packing industry. These acts gave workers access to an 8-hour workday for railroad employees and the other act provided government financial assistance for federal employees that were injured on the job
