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The Jungle
A novel written by Upton Sinclair. In was written to protray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. -
Hepburn Act
A federal law in the Untied States that gave the Interstate Commerce Comission the power to set maximum railroads rates and extend the jurisdiction which led to the discontinyation ofn free passes to lpyal shippers. -
Meat Inspection Act
A United States Congress Act that works to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that ment and meat products are slaughtered and pocessesd under sanitary conditions, also known as the Meat Inspection Act. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
An Act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulationg traffic therein, and for other purposes.
