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 doctored 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? farmers demanded government regulation of livestock sales and distribution. monopolies formed to control competition in the meat - processing industry. meat packers developed refrigerated railroad cars to ship meat nationwide. congress passed legislation to protect consumer health and safety.

Explanation:

The excerpt from The Jungle exposed unsanitary meat - processing practices. In response, Congress passed legislation to safeguard consumer health and safety. Other options do not directly address the immediate reaction to the unsanitary practices described.

Answer:

D. Congress passed legislation to protect consumer health and safety