Harvey Washington Wiley

Roosevelt Signs Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act

1906-06-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act on June 30, 1906, marking a major achievement in federal regulation of the food industry. The legislation arose from public education and exposés by muckraking journalists like Upton Sinclair and Samuel Hopkins …

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