J.R. Johnson

Let’s call this post the latest in my “actually, some things are very definitely better, thankfully!” series.

What was food like before the FDA? | Popular Science

Short answer? Not good! 

Read the article for more on formaldehyde, brick dust, lead and other things you never thought would be mentioned in a story about food. (There’s also a shout-out to Upton Sinclair’s classic novel The Jungle, which, among other things, helped publicize the unsavory conditions inside Chicago’s meatpacking plants.)

Now I’m off to have a Plaster of Paris-free sandwich, yum!

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