cocaine.jpg1-1-4-1-3-4-1-0-0-0-0.jpgthe_jungle2.jpgMy assigned topic was Regulating food and Drugs.The pure food and drug act was a act the made sure that food and drugs were labled coredtley. Cocaine was not illegal but they had to be labeled with their contents.The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 required the USDA to inspect all cattle, sheep, goats, and horses when slaughtered and processed into products for human consumption. The goal was to prevent adulterated or misbranded livestock and products from being sold as food, to ensure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for all meats not listed. Including venison and buffalo. The original 1906 Act stated that the Secretary of Agriculture could inspect any meat product found unfit for humans. Unlike previous laws this meat inspection was enforced to protect the American diet. All labels on any type of food had to be accurate. Even though all harmful food was disposed of, there were still warnings on the container.The Jungle was an exposé of the Chicago meat packing industry. The book was confirmed in the Neill-Reynolds report. President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 was the one to approve the report. The President was suspicious of Sinclair's report and conclusions to The Jungle. So he sent labor commissioner Charles P. Neill, and social worker James Bronson Reynolds to Chicago to make surprise visits to meat packing plants. Following their report, President Roosevelt became a supporter of regulation of the meat packing industry.
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