The Kitchen Cartel: Pure Food & Drug Act 1906
Conflicted: A History Podcast
The Crusade of Harvey Wiley
Harvey wiley found toxic residue in the containers, copper and chemical remnants, bits of animal bones and sulphuric acid. His report to the indiana state board of health was a blistering indictment of the nation's lack of food labelling laws. The dangers of adulteration are underrated when it is for a moment supposed that any counterfeit food can be tolerated without depraving the public taste," he wrote. In the same year another young American outsider was taking a stand against american corruption.
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