Read the passage from a book written by journalist Upton Sinclair during the Progressive Era.
What kind of reform was initiated in response to the
publication of the book?
There would be meat that had tumbled out on the floor,
in the dirt and sawdust, where the workers had tramped
and spit uncounted billions of consumption germs.
the meat would be shoveled into carts, and the man
who did the shoveling would not trouble to lift out a rat
even when he saw one—there were things that went
into the sausage in comparison with which a poisoned
rat was a tidbit.
O New laws were passed that allowed workers to
create labor unions and demand safer working
conditions
O New tariffs were established to ensure that only safe
foods were imported into the United States.
O New laws were passed and a new federal agency
was created to protect consumers' health
O Businesses in the food industry were required to
build new factories in which to package meat
products
1-The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
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