The Food Industry In Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, is a novel that greatly affected the food industry in America. In addition, The Jungle helped pass the Pure Food Act of 1906 and created better working condition. However in Food Ink, the feeding lots have played a role in the spreading of E-Coli.
Thesis: Although E-Coli is more prevalent due to corn filled cattle, the working conditions are cleaner and the food is safer due to government regulations
The working conditions in The Jungle, compared to the working condition shown in Food Ink, were horrific and inhumane. In The Jungle, diseases and pesticides were abundant throughout the factories. Healthy and strong workers would enter into the factories and come out crippled and mangled from the intense and infected surrounding of the factories. Thankfully, due to government regulations like The Pure Food Act of 1906, working conditions like The Jungle are in …show more content…
the past. The Pure Food Act of 1906 requires slaughterhouses to be inspected for disease contamination. This prevents any chemicals and other unknown substances from making their way into the meat. In addition to working conditions, the food is safer due to government regulations.
In The Jungle, the meat was unhygienic and rotten because of the infected and diseased stricken animals.
In addition, the meat was constantly packaged containing by products from other animals. However, due to the government policy of Truth in Labeling, meat packaging like in The Jungle are in the past. The Truth in Labeling policy requires that all products must provide information of contaminants in the food. This will help make the food safer and more guarded from contamination. Although the food has become safer, the presence of E-Coli has increased since the time period of The Jungle.
As stated in Food Ink, farmers have substituted corn instead of grass for the animal to eat. Corn is a food that contains E-Coli, which can cause severe abdominal complications. The processing of this corn by the animals appears on the other end, infecting the soil. In The Jungle, the animals were not feed amazingly healthy meals, however, they were not living long due to the constant slaughtering. Overall, the presence of E-Coli has increased since the time of The Jungle due to corn filled
cattle.
The working condition and food are safer and cleaner outweighing the boost of E-Coli in the 21st century. The Pure Food Act of 1906 helped the working conditions by the inspection of the slaughterhouses. While the Truth of Labeling policy helped make food safer by requiring companies to label the ingredients of their products. However, the boost in E-Coli by corn filled cattle has increased the abdominal complications. Overall, the food and labor production system is better in Food Ink than in The Jungle.
Thesis: Although E-Coli is more prevalent due to corn filled cattle, the working conditions are cleaner and the food is safer due to government regulations
The working conditions in The Jungle, compared to the working condition shown in Food Ink, were horrific and inhumane. In The Jungle, diseases and pesticides were abundant throughout the factories. Healthy and strong workers would enter into the factories and come out crippled and mangled from the intense and infected surrounding of the factories. Thankfully, due to government regulations like The Pure Food Act of 1906, working conditions like The Jungle are in …show more content…
the past. The Pure Food Act of 1906 requires slaughterhouses to be inspected for disease contamination. This prevents any chemicals and other unknown substances from making their way into the meat. In addition to working conditions, the food is safer due to government regulations.
In The Jungle, the meat was unhygienic and rotten because of the infected and diseased stricken animals.
In addition, the meat was constantly packaged containing by products from other animals. However, due to the government policy of Truth in Labeling, meat packaging like in The Jungle are in the past. The Truth in Labeling policy requires that all products must provide information of contaminants in the food. This will help make the food safer and more guarded from contamination. Although the food has become safer, the presence of E-Coli has increased since the time period of The Jungle.
As stated in Food Ink, farmers have substituted corn instead of grass for the animal to eat. Corn is a food that contains E-Coli, which can cause severe abdominal complications. The processing of this corn by the animals appears on the other end, infecting the soil. In The Jungle, the animals were not feed amazingly healthy meals, however, they were not living long due to the constant slaughtering. Overall, the presence of E-Coli has increased since the time of The Jungle due to corn filled
cattle.
The working condition and food are safer and cleaner outweighing the boost of E-Coli in the 21st century. The Pure Food Act of 1906 helped the working conditions by the inspection of the slaughterhouses. While the Truth of Labeling policy helped make food safer by requiring companies to label the ingredients of their products. However, the boost in E-Coli by corn filled cattle has increased the abdominal complications. Overall, the food and labor production system is better in Food Ink than in The Jungle.