In the late 19th and early 20th century people were beginning to pay attention to science and some used the science they were learning to look closer at the food and drugs that were distributed across the nation. As the scientists looked closer what they found was often deadly to whoever consumed it. These findings made people look at the industries the foods or drugs came from and found that corruption and greed was taking control. People were making shortcuts to get more money or poisoning people they needed out of their way and politicians often used this to their advantage so the companies were able to continue without fear of consequences. Eventually scientists started to fight the companies and tried to regulate the products which turned out to be harder than they anticipated.
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In some companies the workers would have bits of their fingers cut off from the work they did, or dealing with acid on their bare hands which was slowly eating their fingers off or working near large vats at ground level and some people would fall in and may not be found again.(SINCLAIR THE JUNGLE 1906, p. 6)The reformers were trying to change the dangerous environment these people had to work in by changing the way the food and drugs would be
In some companies the workers would have bits of their fingers cut off from the work they did, or dealing with acid on their bare hands which was slowly eating their fingers off or working near large vats at ground level and some people would fall in and may not be found again.(SINCLAIR THE JUNGLE 1906, p. 6)The reformers were trying to change the dangerous environment these people had to work in by changing the way the food and drugs would be