Question

there was never the least attention paid to what was cut up for sausage; there would come all the way back from europe old sausage that had been rejected, and that was mouldy and white—it would be dosed with borax and glycerine, and dumped into the hoppers, and made over again for home consumption. —upton sinclair, the jungle, 1906. what was the immediate response to the practices mentioned in this excerpt? a farmers demanded government regulation of livestock sales and distribution. b congress passed legislation to protect consumer health and safety. c monopolies formed to control competition in the meat - processing industry. d meat packers developed refrigerated railroad cars to ship meat nationwide.

Explanation:

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair exposed unsanitary meat - processing practices. In response, Congress passed the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act in 1906 to protect consumer health and safety.

Answer:

B. Congress passed legislation to protect consumer health and safety.