The government became much more strict about food production and making sure it was sanitary and more of the general public gained awareness about what went on in their meatpacking plants.
progressive movement
The federal government authorized inspectors to visit all food plants
Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle resulted in the creation of the 1906 Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Corrupt politicians in several major American cities were voted out of office.
PETA aka People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
The publication of Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" led to increased awareness of poor working conditions in the meatpacking industry, which in turn prompted government intervention in the form of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. These legislations marked a shift towards increased government regulation of business practices to protect consumer and worker rights.
In 1906, the publication of the jungle by Upton Sinclair led Congress to put in place stronger prohibition laws.
The Progressive Era in the United States was a period of social activism and political reform that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s. Publication of The Jungle tells you that people were not afraid to speak out. Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle, gave a horrid portrayal of how meat was packed.
The horrifying conditions of Chicago meatpacking industry. It caused the congress to pass the meat inspection act and the pure food and drug act.
Publication of "The Jungle" brought public awareness to the problems of the food manufacturing industry. Some of the more noticeable changes were the writing of new laws regulating foodstuffs, and eventually, the formation of the Food and Dru Administration.
Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" was a revolutionary book. In it, Sinclair talked about the horrendous conditions for workers, and of the food, in a meatpacking plant. It is because of this book that the US has food safety standards and OSHA monitored workplaces.
The federal government authorized inspectors to visit all food plants