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Sinclair's Jungle Sparks 1906 Food and Drug Act
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair helped ignite consumer protection in the United States, leading to the 1906 Food and Drug Act. President Roosevelt pressured for federal action after revelations of unsanitary meatpacking. The era also saw growth of Better Business Bureaus and private consumer groups.
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John Cunniff
New York
Consumer Protection Movement
United States
Chicago
Upton Sinclair
New Jersey
Sinclair
Federal Trade Commission
Theodore Roosevelt
Ralph Nader
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Better Business Bureaus