U.S. Surgeon General Upton Sinclair opposed adoption of the Pure Food and Drug Act, asserting that it was grossly inadequate because it failed to specifically ban opiates.

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Upton Sinclair was not a U.S. Surgeon General; he was a novelist and political activist. His novel "The Jungle" helped raise public awareness about the meatpacking industry, contributing to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act, but he did not oppose it on the grounds mentioned.

US Surgeon General Upton Sinclair Opposed Adoption of the Pure