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The Jungle was about the safety of the products (to consume) far more than about the safety of the workers. Chicago meatpacking was safer work than, say, railr
by masonic 6y ago
The Jungle was about the safety of the products (to consume) far more than about the safety of the workers.
Chicago meatpacking was safer work than, say, railroad grades or West Virginia coal mines.
- WalterBright 6y agoThe Jungle was also a novel, where the author did not need to cite any facts.
- 082349872349872 6y agoI guess the progression in various jurisdiction's* meat laws tends to go: 1. protect consumers 2. protect workers 3. protect animals * food is well labelled here. My pistachios tend to alternately come from California and from Iran; my potato chips are tracked back to the farm from where the potatoes came; and restaurants generally have the sources of their meats printed on the menu (if not, no one is surprised to be asked)
- masonic 6y agoThe exceptions in food labeling confound me. I keep assuming that some behaviors have to be illegal, but Federal rulemaking changes have been spottily reported for over 20 years. One example is nuts. There are off brands (I see mainly among Grocery Outlet and store brands) which will say things like "may contain nuts from (list of 8 countries)". How can that be legal? When there is any recall, how could any of these not need recalling? etc. Plus, obvious errors go unresolved. For example, the Hoodys peanuts in shell at Costco. The nutritional information assumes ~10% shell content by weight, but the number of servings times serving size = 110+% of the item weight. Math just ain't that hard. I actually reported this to Costco over a year ago; it remains unchanged.