![]() The novel inspired the creation of the Food and Drug Administration, which was tasked with ensuring nationwide food-safety standards. Scenes that depicted tubercular hogs being led to slaughter and workers being maimed and killed on the job (and then packed into sausages) revolted and outraged readers at the dawn of the 20th century. In 1906, Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, which shocked the conscience (and turned the stomach) of the nation by exposing audiences to the dangerous and unsanitary conditions in America’s slaughterhouses and meatpacking plants. Read more about meat packing workers and the struggles they face-including death on the job. Meat packing workers are unsafe, underpaid, and exploited. What dangers do meat packing workers face? Why is this job so dangerous?Īfter over a hundred years since the publication of The Jungle, meat packing workers still struggle with poor working conditions. Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading. ![]() This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser. ![]()
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