Dr. Harvey Wiley and the Crusade for Food Safety in the Progressive Era | The Poison Squad

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History-Social Science
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Dr. Harvey Wiley and the Crusade for Food Safety in the Progressive Era | The Poison Squad

Learn why U.S. government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley decided to test dangerous food preservatives on human subjects in order to raise public awareness and pressure Congress to regulate food production in these videos adapted from The Poison Squad | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
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