What impact did Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle have on changing the way we look at the food industry?

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book  changed the way
Americans looked at the food industry. As a result of
his book, Americans no
longer trusted that the food industry had the best interests of consumers
in
mind when they prepared or handled food. The terrible conditions in the meat industry
led to
demands for reform. This book highlighted the terrible working
conditions in the meat
industry and the unsanitary conditions under which the
meat was being handled and processed.
This led to the passage of the Meat
Inspection Act in 1907, which allowed the federal
government, through the
Department of Agriculture, to inspect meat factories.

This
book led to the passage of another law that regulated the food industry in
the
United States. The Pure Food and Drug Act was passed in 1906 and called
for the regulation of
the food industry, making it illegal to falsely label
food and medicine. This law also created
the Food and Drug
Administration.

The passage of these laws tried to restore

consumer confidence regarding our food and medicine. The goal was to reassure people
that their
food and drugs were safe.

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