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How NASA Testing Changed US Food Inspection Forever

Tuesday, September 8, 2026


In the early 20th century, the U.S. government established stricter food safety protocols following publication of Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel The Jungle. NASA later developed the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points system, a food safety methodology that became standard in U.S. food inspection.

Original reporting: https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-alex-davies-kobuk-the-destroyer-nasa-food-testing/

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