The_Meat_Of_The_Matter__The_Meat_Inspection_Act_Of_1906

The Meat Of The Matter: The Meat Inspection Act Of 1906 The Meat of the Matter: A Look at the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 The year 1906 brought about a new era in governmental legislation that helped to shape the way privately owned producers of consumable goods would conduct themselves in the future. President Theodore Roosevelt, a man known for his tenaciousness when tackling the issues of the people, pursued these legislative changes, refusing to back down to the lobbyists who stood in his way. One such industry brought to its knees was the meat packing industry, a thriving group of companies that supplied not only the United States but also the markets in Europe with processed foods. In 1906, socialist Upton Sinclair published The Jungle, a book he hoped would awaken the American people to the deplorable conditions of workers in the meat packing industry. Instead, the book sent the country reeling with its description of filthy, rat infested plants, suspect meats processed and sold to consumers, and corrupt government inspectors. President Roosevelt became seriously concerned by the charges brought forth by Mr. Sinclair and determined the only way to protect consumers from unscrupulous business and unsafe food was to enforce regulation. Although an investigation of the Bureau meat, roosevelt, president, industry, 1906, report, packing, way, new, inspection, brought, governmental, consumers, congress, american, act, york, theodore, sinclair, sent, run, room, reynolds, reported, regulation, protect, processed, plants, people, one, neill-reynolds, need, matter, look, lobbyists