Upton Sinclair Accidentally Created the FDA

HigherIQ · Sep 19, 2026 · 5m

00:00 — Introduction 00:41 — The Book That Accidentally Created the FDA 02:57 — The Campaign of the Century 04:38 — Wrap Up Sources: - Upton Sinclair and the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1653522 - How Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' Led to US Food Safety Reforms: https://www.history.com/news/upton-sinclair-the-jungle-us-food-safety-reforms - Upton Sinclair Biography: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Upton-Sinclair - The Lie Factory (New Yorker): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/09/24/the-lie-factory - Upton Sinclair's EPIC Campaign…