... into the lard they used."# The meat packers ignored the publics right to safe, clean meat. After reading "The Jungle" president Roosevelt was outraged and ordered an investigation of the packing houses. The result he said was "hideous and Sickening"#. Roosevelt denounced people "who poision for profit"#. The investigation reported that "The stockyards were filthy and unsanitary; the packinghouse atmosphere was noisome ... conclusion it is obvious to see that rights and responsibilities were not carried out by the meatpacking industry. They were greed driven business men who "poisoned fo...

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... 136) It showed people how terrible the working conditions were, and how people at that time were suffering from diseases the factories had given them. This had soon caused President Theodore Roosevelt to issue out the Pure Food And Drug Act, which led to better food quality, and a better examination of factory produced products. Immigration was also another theme that Upton Sinclair ... ...

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... . The hair-raising descriptions of what was actually in the meat that American's were eating caused the government to take action. Repulsed by Sinclair's descriptions of the meat packing industry, Theodore Roosevelt ended the unsanitary conditions only after reading the book. The Food and Drug Act was a true example of how the people of our nation influenced the government to take action ... ...

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... first published in 1906, the overwhelming majority took it for another muckraking novel against the meat packing plants and food preparation industry, and in fact, the novel did cause President Theodore Roosevelt to push the Pure Food and Drug Bill out of the House committee and into everyday practice. The packers tried to defend themselves and fight back, but were beat down ... ...

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