The Jungle, which is a novel from Upton Sinclair published in 1904, described the meat industry in the beginning of the XX century. The book, while aimed at depicting the poor conditions of workers in the industry, caused people to worry about sanitary and health issues regarding the meat they consumed. The two laws that were passed as a result of The Jungle were the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) and the Federal Meat Inspection Act (1906)