Apart from minor legislations at a state level, it was the beginning of the 20th century that marked the revival of the consumer protection movement, which had been docile for the past 15 years or so; the impetus being the publication of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair in which the author described his disgust at the meat packing industry in Chicago. Horrified, President Theodore Roosevelt had these allegations verified independently by federal agents, who confirmed the distressful conditions of the meat that American consumers ate.Soon afterwards in 1906, the US Congress passed the Pure Food and Drug Act which, along with the Sherly Amendment, curbs sellers from selling adulterated food / drugs and places guidelines on the accuracy of the data on labels. Together with the Meat Inspection Act, the government had ensured a legal framework to prosecute anyone who would willfully violate the quality of the food and medicines used by the consumers.
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