While survival was the goal for many lower class people each day, Sinclair also exposed the unsanitary food products being shipped and processed during this time period. ... He was implying that the meat being packaged was not of good quality and probably expired. ... Even the government inspector passes over spoiled carcasses and rotten meat. ... A further description was revealed through Jurgis' knowledge of the meatpacking industry to reveal the lack of care/contaminated meats of the meatpacking industry: "the meat would be shoveled into carts there were things that went into the ...

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