The Federal meat inspection act of 1906 was created because of the unhealthy production of meat that was taking place in that time. During this era people became ill because of the poor manufacturing of dead animals meat.
The unhealthy production is the reason President Theodore Roosevelt brought forth the Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906.It also ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. The act also required cleanliness standards for slaughter houses or any other establishments that produced processed meat. There were animals which were examined by veterinarians that were found with diseases after being killed.
June 30th of 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt had signed the Meat Inspection Act. It was first initiated by Senator Beveridge of Indiana. The Meat Inspection Act brought the following reforms to the processing of cattle, sheep, horses, swine and goats destined for human consumption.All animals were required to pass an inspection by the U.
S. Drug Administration prior to slaughter, for all carcasses, there had to be an inspection. Cleanliness standards were brought forth for slaughterhouses and processing plants. President Roosevelt got the idea for the federal meat inspection act from a book he read called “The Jungle” which was written by “mukeracker” Upton Sinclair.
In this book Sinclair wrote about the dangerous working conditions, filthy processing plants, and meat products contaminated (theodoreroosevelt. org). When the jungle was first published there were over 150 million copies that were sold.It became an international best seller and was published in 17 different languages (theodoreroosevelt.
org). California made changes to its penal code in 2008 as a result of an undercover video that was leaked that caused the largest beef recall in the history in the United States. They banned the slaughtering of non-ambulatory animals and require that slaughterhouses euthanize any such animals on their premises without being examined by a veterinarian (Laack, 2012). National Meat Association v.
Harris (10-224), on March 31, 2010, there was an appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.In this appeal California amended its Penal Code to ban slaughtering of non-ambulatory animals and require that slaughterhouses euthanize any such animals on their premises. The Attorney General of California Kamala Harris and animal protection organizations argue that California ban does not undermine the FMIA’s purpose. This case any many others are prevalent because of FMIA.
(www. law. cornell. edu/supct/cert/10-224) According to milestonedocuments. com, On June 30 of 1906, the U.
S. Congress had passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, which became active on January 1, 1907.The Food and Drug Act was also called the Wiley Act after Harvey Washington Wiley (1844–1930), the Bureau of Chemistry’s director, who had long lobbied for the regulation of food and drug. The FIMA was one of the first federal government’s complete act to be regulated in regards to the consumption of the public. This includes meats, food products, medicines, and etc. This was because their manufacturers misled the public into thinking their compounds were patented by the U.
S. government. The 1906 act was replaced in 1938 by the more comprehensive Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.It remains significant, however, because it was passed during the Progressive era, when numerous reforms were made to protect the public from dishonest business practices.
(Michael J. O'Neal) The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 is an act that has regulated a better United States. The signature of President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 has created for a healthier United States that is still present in 2013. The US is one of the highest meat consuming countries in the world.
With this in place it has saved many lives in the world and will continue as the National Institutes of Health continue to promote improvement.
