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The conditions described in The Jungle created an uproar. This caused President Theodore Roosevelt to send investigators into the meat packing factories. The investigators found was exactly what was depicted in the book. This did not sit well with the meat packing companies. They fought back against the investigators' reports.
However, with all of this evidence, Theodore Roosevelt passed the Pure Food and Drug Acts to keep the meat that the American people were getting, sanitary. The Acts state, "That it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture within any Territory or the District of Columbia any article of food or drug which is adulterated or misbranded, within the meaning of this Act; and any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and for each offense shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not to exceed five hundred dollars or shall be sentenced to one year's imprisonment, both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, and for each subsequent offense and conviction thereof shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars or sentenced to one year's imprisonment, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court."
The acts continue and form the rules and regulations on food and drugs. The acts prompted the change of the Bureau of Chemistry into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. President Roosevelt also passed the Inspection Act. This act made it so that all foods products were liable to inspection.
However, with all of this evidence, Theodore Roosevelt passed the Pure Food and Drug Acts to keep the meat that the American people were getting, sanitary. The Acts state, "That it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture within any Territory or the District of Columbia any article of food or drug which is adulterated or misbranded, within the meaning of this Act; and any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and for each offense shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not to exceed five hundred dollars or shall be sentenced to one year's imprisonment, both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, and for each subsequent offense and conviction thereof shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars or sentenced to one year's imprisonment, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court."
The acts continue and form the rules and regulations on food and drugs. The acts prompted the change of the Bureau of Chemistry into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. President Roosevelt also passed the Inspection Act. This act made it so that all foods products were liable to inspection.