Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

lead to better regulation of labor and food distribution laws. Sinclair's novel is brought to life through the eyes of a Lithuanian immigrant by the name of Jurgis Rudkus, a meatpacker at Brown and Durnham’s meatpacking industries. The novel did a lot to revolutionize the way we view food and how it it is handled, sanitized and distribution of these products. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is still notorious present day for its shocking revelations about food, but while discussing these things it…

One major issue involving political machines was the Spoils System. People, primarily middle-class, would only be able to attain occupations in civil programs if they were in good standing with a political boss. Through reform, however, the Pendleton Act was passed and an area of civil service was born. Overtime, political machines lost their influence with constant instability of political parties, eventually falling apart completely. As political machines deteriorated in urban regions,…

important acts and agencies that are implemented. A common example of a muckraker is Upton Sinclair. Sinclair is the author of The Jungle, which is a book that focuses on the poor working conditions of a food factory in Chicago. This book, written in 1906, includes graphic language which allows for Americans to realize what really is going on in the process of making food (Costly 2008). As a result of Upon Sinclair, the United States creates the Food and Drug Act, or FDA. The FDA regulates how…

by Upton Sinclair and he was disgusted and immediately started to reform our health guidelines for what we eat. He passed the Meat Inspection Act, which made it so that all meat made and sold, must be inspected before shipping out. He also created the Food and Drug Administration, which regulated all the ingredients put in foods, the inspections of said foods, and to make sure everything was safe for the consumer's consumption. In addition, he was…

ate where they worked. This raised the eyebrows of many readers when Sinclair showed the sanitary conditions of the meat and it even reached the attention of President Theodore Roosevelt and acted by signing the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. The book had a significant impact politically and socially that has not been established since the infamous book Uncle Tom’s Cabin in the early 1850s. Not only did Mr.Sinclair expose the…

to the food safety, the government passed the Pure Food and Drug Act in June 30, 1906, and the Meat Inspection Act in the same day. Therefore, the government did respond to the public concern in regarded to food safety. Although the primary goal of the Pure Food and Drug Act was to protect consumers, this law had made a huge impact on many large food companies. With the existing of the low price of adulterated or mislabeled food and drug products, it increased the competition among the food and…

In the early 1900’s, many immigrants moved to America with hopes that they could live freely and work to have a better life. The Jungle, written by Upton Sinclair, is about a Lithuanian family who worked in the Chicago Stockyards and discovered the true horrors of working in the meatpacking plants. The theme in Upton Sinclair’s book, The Jungle, reveals how much damage capitalism caused and the effect that capitalism had on people. As the main character goes throughout life, he is constantly…

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…

The Jungle, Sinclair wrote about the terrible conditions in factories and included disconcerting pictures of how meat is processed and packaged. His account of meat processing helped enact the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. These legislations promoted better working conditions for food service workers and the majority of consumers in America.…

Eating grocery-store food is not currently viewed with suspicion, whereas a hand-prepared, foraged meal raises eyebrows. How do chemicals, shiny steel factories, and tin cans make us feel more secure in the buccal insertion of chemical-laden foodstuffs? How did we get to the point where, unless, it comes from a can, box, or bag, food is suspect? Now, I don’t advocate blaming everything on the government. But this phenomenon does stem, at least partially, from governmental interference. Yet,…