Meat Packing Plants During The Progressive Era

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Before the Progressive Era, meat packing plants were very unsanitary and the meat products were often, if not always contaminated. This was an ongoing problem during this time and could cause problems for both the economy and the public. Progressive Era champions have brought attention to this scandal and made a great effort to lobby for change. Because of this, champions had made great improvements on preventing the manufacture and sale of impure food and drugs during the Progressive Era. One notable champion that has advocated for more sanitary food is Upton Sinclair, who wrote the book The Jungle. Sinclair originally wrote this book to encourage people to become socialists. However, his book had “hit the public in the stomach instead of
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