Meat Inspection Act Passed

Date Range

June 30, 1906 – June 30, 1906

Title

Meat Inspection Act Passed

What occurred

President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Meat Inspection Act into U.S. legislation after the U.S. meat packing industry received lots of criticism from Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle." This bill prohibits the sale of misbranded livestock and ensures that all food is slaughtered and processed through sanitary conditions .

Location

Washington D.C.

Image Citation

Union Stock Yards. “FDA Inspecting Meat at Packing Plant.” Gettyimages, Chicago, 1865.

Student name(s)

Jack Donahue