There was a brief period in America’s history – after people left the farm to work in the city and before the government started regulating it – when there was a total, lawless free-for-all in the food industry. Things were bad. Really, really bad.
Ever wondered what people ate in America before the government started regulating food? This Stuff You Should Know episode dives into the absolutely disgusting (and dangerous) world of pre-regulation American food, where milk contained live worms and formaldehyde, and there were literally no laws preventing food companies from putting just about anything into what people ate. Josh and Chuck explore the heroes who fought to change this nightmare situation, including the famous "Poison Squad" experiments and the muckraking journalism that finally sparked reform.
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