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Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle led to food safety laws.

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Is it true that Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle led to food safety laws?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that Upton Sinclair's The Jungle provoked public outrage that led to passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act in 1906.

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Food safety
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Food safety. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_safety

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How Upton Sinclair’s 'The Jungle' Led to US Food Safety Reforms | HISTORY
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How Upton Sinclair’s 'The Jungle' Led to US Food Safety Reforms | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/upton-sinclair-the-jungle-us-food-safety-reforms

The Effect of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle in the Progressive Era
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The Effect of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle in the Progressive Era. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.18894/0002000084

The jungle
2004
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1878-1968, S. U. (2004). The jungle. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/jungle0000sinc_t5e4

Naturalism's Dietary Discourse
2013
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Naturalism's Dietary Discourse. (2013). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2752/175174413x13758634982209

The Jungle - Wikipedia
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The Jungle - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle

How Should We Teach "The Jungle"?
2006
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Christopher, P. (2006). How Should We Teach "The Jungle"?. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ808965

Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968
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Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968. (n.d.). n2t.net. http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zm65v8

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