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28 Apr 2015, 4:20 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Addressing the safety of meat and poultry products stretches back to the early 20th century when Upton Sinclair wrote his famous novel, The Jungle , which portrayed the harsh working conditions of the meatpacking industry and eventually spurred calls for stricter government oversight of the industry. [read post]
12 Jan 2017, 2:30 pm by FHH Law
The case began in November 2015 when someone using the pseudonym “Sinclair Upton” published a report alleging that Straight Path obtained FCC renewal of its 39 GHz band licenses by submitting filings claiming incorrectly that the company had built and presumably was operating systems that were actually not constructed. [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 12:34 pm
Lee Upton Several Kinds of Chronicler, He's Been: The Books and Selves of Lawrence Joseph...Eric Murphy Selinger. [read post]
31 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
 Foreign restrictions on U.S. food exports later led to the 1890 Food Inspection Act.Then Upton Sinclair's 1905 book, "The Jungle," resulted in the Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act a year later. [read post]
22 Feb 2011, 3:25 pm by Ilya Somin
William Patterson’s fascinating new biography of Heinlein shows that an encounter with political ignorance played a key role in Heinlein’s life, setting him on the path to becoming a writer rather than a politician.In the 1930s, Patterson recounts, Heinlein wasn’t yet a libertarian and was in fact active in left-wing politics in California, working for Upton Sinclair’s EPIC movement. [read post]
17 Sep 2019, 1:35 am by Phyllis Entis
A few may credit Upton Sinclair’s exposé of the horrendous practices in Chicago slaughterhouses, as described in his novel, “The Jungle. [read post]
21 Apr 2010, 10:03 am by AdamSmith1776
Perhaps the only explanation for this obtuseness was the one provided nearly a century ago by Upton Sinclair: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. [read post]
6 Aug 2018, 3:58 am by Matthew Dresden
That’s a lot of potential material coming on the market, including the oeuvres of John Steinbeck, Edna Ferber, and Upton Sinclair. [read post]
17 Aug 2011, 1:21 pm by Andrew Ramonas
Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Dave Camp (R-Mich.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) and Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.). [read post]
26 Jan 2011, 2:59 pm by Andrew Shaw
 Notably, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) released a statement after the President’s speech criticizing a call for increased federal mandates. [read post]
15 Mar 2016, 4:58 am by Charles Sartain
The instrument A 1953 assignment of a production payment to McDaniel’s predecessor covering four leases in Upton County was a 1/16th of 35/64ths of 7/8ths in all four leases. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 12:22 am
Almost a century ago Upton Sinclair authored, The Jungle. [read post]
23 Mar 2010, 2:59 am
With an increasingly complex food system and woefully inadequate capacity to monitor it all, the agency has bigger, more dangerous priorities to address, like keeping deadly pathogens off of produce that will be consumed raw.Yet, with China's ongoing problems with melamine-tainted dairy products, and the launch of A-CAPPP, economic adulteration in the food supply is garnering more attention.Food fraud may seem like a problem from the days of Upton Sinclair or one that belongs mainly… [read post]
5 May 2019, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
At the turn of the century, Upton Sinclair’s novel ‘The Jungle’ exposed the industry’s unsanitary processing facilities and dangerous working conditions,” according to the Chicago Section of the Institute of Food Technologies. [read post]
30 Apr 2014, 11:56 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
Today, the pair dresses models, actresses and socialites: their Facebook page currently boasts such stars as Kylie Minogue, Jessica Lawrence, Lucy Liu and this month’s Vogue cover girl, Kate Upton. [read post]
22 Nov 2011, 9:48 am
DEP inspectors discovered that the asbestos had not been properly removed, handled, packaged, or labeled after visiting the home and the storage facility where the asbestos was transferred in Upton, Massachusetts. [read post]
13 Aug 2009, 1:40 am
John Dingell (PDF 52 KB)Letter Regarding Provisions for Coverage of a Son With Cerebral Palsy in America's Affordable Health Choices Act08/12/2009 Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis From House Education and Labor Chairman George Miller (PDF 188 KB)Letter Regarding Health Workers' Exposure to H1N1 Virus08/12/2009 Letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood From House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on… [read post]