Read the passage below and then answer the question that follows:
Jonas had told them how the meat that was taken out of pickle would often be found sour, and how they would rub it up with soda to take away the smell, and sell it to be eaten on free-lunch counters; also of all the miracles of chemistry which they performed, giving to any sort of meat, fresh or salted, whole or chopped, any color and any flavor and any odor they chose.
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (1906)
Which of the following resulted from the public outrage over the practices described in The Jungle?
A. The formation of more powerful unions
B. A legislative act to promote public health
C. The removal of children in the workplace
D. An executive order to counter monopolies