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by briffle 645 days ago
Goes way before that: https://www.history.com/news/upton-sinclair-the-jungle-us-fo...
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engineer_22 645 days ago
If I remember my US History USDA was a direct response to The Jungle. Society at the time was appalled, and demanded govt action.

Similar to the response to Silent Spring and the standing up of EPA.

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