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The Dramatic Event That Led to the Adoption of the Pure

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The dramatic event that led to the adoption of the Pure Food and Drug Act was _______.


A) the importation of tainted meat from Mexico in 1901
B) the publication of Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle , in 1906
C) a contaminated supply of penicillin that resulted in the deaths of more than 200 soldiers in 1911
D) a report published by the U.S. Surgeon General in 1908 documenting the existence of widespread hygiene and sanitation problems in the food production industry

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