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Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906(Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room, Library of Congress). You could do a concept comparison routine with the McDonald's pink slime report and this act.

Upton Sinclair, The Jungle (1906) An early example of investigative journalism, this graphic exposé of the Chicago meat-packing industry presented as a novel was one of the first works of fiction to lead directly to national legislation.

Title: Meat industry and stockyards, Chicago Date Created/Published: Strohmeyer & Wyman ... [et al.], c1893-c1935. Medium: 146 photographic prints : stereograph ; 9 x 18 cm. Summary: Union Stock Yards and Armour Great Packing House. Slaughtering and processing cattle, pigs, and sheep. Manufacturing various by-products, including sausage, soap, and butter.

KSDK-TV McDonald's confirmed that it has eliminated the use of ammonium hydroxide - an ingredient in fertilizers, household cleaners and some roll-your-own explosives - in its hamburger meat. The company denied that its decision was influenced by a months-long campaign by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to get ammonium-hydroxide-treated meats like chicken and beef out of the U.S.

McDonald's has announced that it will be discontinuing the use of the controversial meat product known as boneless lean beef trimmings in its burgers.

As more Americans become concerned about what they eat, it is also important to know what could be in your food. According to the federal government, food determined to be safe can include some pretty gross stuff, including rodent hair and bug parts.