to promote the general welfare of American public
There were multiple factors that fed into the FMIA (Federal Meat Inspection Act). One was the publication of Upton Sinclair's modern classic "The Jungle", which described horrific conditions in slaughter plants and inflamed the public into demanding that slaughter plants be regulated. Another was the experience of President Teddy Roosevelt - when he was a soldier in the Spanish-American War, he remembered be served some pretty foul meat products. Refrigeration hadn't been invented yet, so other methods of preserving meat were used to send supplies to the troops; one of these methods was to soak the meat in formaldehye (embalming fluid). President Roosevelt remembered this and advocated for inspection for slaughter plants to ensure only the best products were used to support military operations.
It wa to purify the food
to prevent Americans from eating dirty foods and to prevent from getting them sick :)
efforts made by progressive movement. for example upton sinclair a muckraker published the jungle.
Meat Inspection Act
Meat Inspection Act
Meat Inspection Act
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt supported the Meat Inspection Act of 1906.
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it was in Chicago
A law passed by Congress to subject meat shipped over state lines to federal inspection.
Of Course!!
Upton Sinclair's novel, "The Jungle" exposed unsanitary conditions in meat processing. At first, his novel was condemned as "lies". The President ordered investigations, which proved Sinclair was right. So, his novel led to the passage of The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. These were signed into law on June 30th, 1906.
The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 (FMIA) is a United States Congress Act that works to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. These requirements also apply to imported meat products, which must be inspected under equivalent foreign standards. USDA inspection of poultry was added by the Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide inspection services for all livestock and poultry species not listed in the FMIA or PPIA, including venison and buffalo. The Agricultural Marketing Act authorizes the USDA to offer voluntary, fee-for-service inspection services for these same species.
It wa to purify the food
The Meat Inspection Act