Derick Watkins

History

24 November, 19:08

6. What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drug Act?

A The act provided federal inspectors in meatpacking plants.

O

B The act regulated the safety, labeling, and interstate shipment of food

and medicines.

C The act spurred Upton Sinclair to write his muckraking novel The

Jungle.

OD The act allowed the government to take over production of food and

drugs.