[nitwit005]

You're correct that he complained about that, but the point was supposed to be about the exploitation and abuse of laborers.

[flmontpetit]

That's true, but "exploitation and abuse of laborers" and "tubercular beef" were ultimately caused by the same thing.

[jacobolus]

Upton Sinclair’s complaint was that everyone cared about the health implications but didn’t care about the workers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle#Reception

[moate]

Yes. And people sought to address the specific causes of tubercular beef while leaving the rest untouched because they weren't cared about the exploitation and abuse of laborers as much as their own health.