The Jungle and the Meatpacking Industry

"The Jungle" exposed the horrors of the meatpacking industry. As a result, the government would step in and pass legislation that protected consumers from consuming unsafe food.

For more information, check out these resources:

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair - http://amzn.to/2sG8Z0T

Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats - http://amzn.to/2sEl6vB

Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States - http://amzn.to/2BDXWIw

Defending Beef: The Case for Sustainable Meat Production - http://amzn.to/2EUByg4

Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit - http://amzn.to/2sDHIMF

Cultivating Food Justice: Race, Class, and Sustainability (Food, Health, and the Environment) - http://amzn.to/2C7Q4Qt