aug 23, 1906 - Pure Food & Drug Act, Meat Inspection Act, & "muckrakers"

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"Muckrakers" were Progressive Era journalists who exposed corruption and social ills, driving federal regulation
Meat Inspection Act (1906): Mandated federal inspection of meat processing plants to ensure sanitary conditions, directly reacting to public outrage over The Jungle.
Pure Food & Drug Act (1906): Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated, misbranded, or poisonous foods, drugs, and medicines. It led to the creation of the FDA.

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