regard to food and health at the Pan-American Exposition,
scientists and "cranks" worked side-by-side. Two major reports
described food-related health and medical concerns of the
Exposition. In the first report, Dr. Roswell Park, Medical
Director of the Pan-American Exposition, describes the results
of inspections of the numerous restaurants and eating
establishments on the Exposition grounds. Excerpts from the
second, "Some Medical Aspects of the Pan-American Exposition"
describe two exhibits related to food safety and health
practices, specifically, food preservation and meat examination.
Indeed, as the production of processed foods and the use of food
additives became more commonplace in the late 19th and early
20th Centuries, there began a movement among those in the
scientific community to study and regulate food safety. At the
same time, health food "con-artists" took advantage of a naive
public's belief in the benefits of healthful foods and "cure all
diets" and used venues like the Pan-American Exposi