Upton Sinclair writes “The Jungle”, a thinly-veiled expose’, written in the form of a novel, about the Chicago meat-packing industry. He receives significant push-back from his editors who cancel his publishing contract. Meanwhile, others writers and publications continue to drive interest in the country’s appalling food supply. Manufacturers are raising money to fund candidates in order to defeat food legislation. The Pure Food and Drug Act passes the House of Representatives, but dies in the Senate. Meanwhile, Wiley’s Poison Squad is showing that salicylic acid is hazardous when consumed even in small quantities…