Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906

The Meat Inspection Act was a piece of legislation passed because of the complaints of the meat being sold. Meat was being sold with rats and lizards inside them. The Meat Inspection Act also made the meat companies have inspections of their factories and the meat itself before it was put into cans and sold.

The Pure Food and Drug Act was made to prevent mislabeling of foods and pharmaceutical products.