Which of the Following Was NOT a Factor in Triggering

question 331

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a factor in triggering the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act:

• A) studies by a government chemist showed some food preservatives were harmful to humans
• B) publication of Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle
• C) deaths in the Spanish-American War from impure food
• D) deaths in WWII from impure drugs
• E) all of the other specific choices are correct

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