Prohibition, which prohibited the sale of alcohol was an attempt to improve personal behavior. As a result of Upton Sinclair’s book, “The Jungle” there were inspections of the meatpacking plants of Chicago and ultimately brought on the implementation of several reform bills on how products are produced and packaged. In 1906, two bills were passed to protect consumers: The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. The Pure Food and Drug Act required that companies to accurately label the ingredients contained in processed food items and on pharmaceuticals. The Meat Inspection Act provided coral to can regulations and inspections and had the added bonus of ensuring European markets that America’s meat was not tainted. The railroads needed regulation to control corruption and ??. The Elkins Act and the Hepburn Act brought the railroads into line by outlawing the use of rebates and free rail passes. The Federal Trade Act and Clayton Antitrust Act curtailed unfair business practices and curtailed monopolies and the Federal Trade Commission
Prohibition, which prohibited the sale of alcohol was an attempt to improve personal behavior. As a result of Upton Sinclair’s book, “The Jungle” there were inspections of the meatpacking plants of Chicago and ultimately brought on the implementation of several reform bills on how products are produced and packaged. In 1906, two bills were passed to protect consumers: The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. The Pure Food and Drug Act required that companies to accurately label the ingredients contained in processed food items and on pharmaceuticals. The Meat Inspection Act provided coral to can regulations and inspections and had the added bonus of ensuring European markets that America’s meat was not tainted. The railroads needed regulation to control corruption and ??. The Elkins Act and the Hepburn Act brought the railroads into line by outlawing the use of rebates and free rail passes. The Federal Trade Act and Clayton Antitrust Act curtailed unfair business practices and curtailed monopolies and the Federal Trade Commission