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Which sanitation rules were included in the New York Bakeshop Act of 1895?
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The New York Bakeshop Act of 1895 established minimum sanitation standards to address the poor conditions found in many tenement-based bakeries. Specifically, the act included the following sanitation rules:
- A prohibition against keeping domestic animals in bakeries.1
- A prohibition against workers sleeping in the bake room.1
These provisions were part of a broader legislative effort to protect public health and the health of bakery employees, though the act is most famously associated with its controversial clause limiting the working hours of bakery employees to 10 hours per day and 60 hours per week.1