Pedestrians react to the stink of a cart containing animal fat used by bogus butter-making in 19th century United States. In the late 19th century unscrupulous Chicago manufacturers used animal fat, a waste product from abbatoirs, to produce a a substance called butterine which was advertised as a butter substitute. Author Upton Sinclair's 1905 novel The Jungle helped expose the practice. In 1906 Congress stepped in with the Federal Meat Inspection Act. After an illustration in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.

Pedestrians react to the stink of a cart containing animal fat used by bogus butter-making in 19th century United States.  In the late 19th century unscrupulous Chicago manufacturers used animal fat, a waste product from abbatoirs, to produce a a substance called butterine which was advertised as a butter substitute.  Author Upton Sinclair's 1905 novel The Jungle helped expose the practice.  In 1906 Congress stepped in with the Federal Meat Inspection Act.  After an illustration in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Stock Photo
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Classic Image / Alamy Stock Photo

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2N406BH

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5433 x 3946 px | 46 x 33.4 cm | 18.1 x 13.2 inches | 300dpi

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7 July 2019

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