What was the response of the meat-packing industry when claims of the unsanitary and dangerous conditions of their factories were made public?

a. they bought advertisements accusing their critics of fraud.
b. they refused to allow government inspectors into the plants.
c. they championed governmental bills that would reform the industry.
d. they denied any wrongdoing and tried to place blame elsewhere.

D. They denied any wrongdoing and tried to place blame elsewhere.

They propelled private investigations to perceive what changes should be made.

ichabod crane is a fictional character and the protagonist in washington irving's short story, "the legend of sleepy hollow", first published in 1820. in popular culture, this story is sometimes retitled as "the headless horseman."

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