In the early nineteen hundred, progressivism was on sway, as the public responded to several societal and economical problems that arose in America. There were many advances that were made to help improve the human lifestyle. During Roosevelt’s presidency, he passed several acts that helped the society emotionally and physically, but in 1906 he passed a measure that aided both corporations and consumers. One such act was called the Pure Food and Drug act of 1906. This act was “designed to prevent the alteration and mislabeling of foods and pharmaceuticals.” What had brought the attention of this act, was the Meat Inspection Act of 1906, which was also passed in the same year. This act, was what stirred the publics attention to sanitary concerns
