A consequence of the popularization of Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle was:
A)the banning of the production and sale of meat products in the United States.
B)the outbreak of strikes and riots throughout the country in protest against food industries.
C)the closure of major food-packaging industries.
D)the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act.
E)the implementation of scientific management techniques in all food industries.

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The publication of Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" in 1906 exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry, leading to public outrage and the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act in the same year to ensure safer food products and meat processing standards.

A Consequence of the Popularization of Upton Sinclair's Book the Jungle