Free Talk Live - Happy Meal

McDonald’s Outsmarts SF Toy Ban by Charging 10 Cents for Toy

Renniks — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:11:34 +0000

The San Francisco ban on providing free toys to entice children to eat unhealthy foods goes into effect Thursday, but McDonald’s plans to comply with the law by charging 10 cents a toy for their Happy Meals and donating the money to the nonprofit Ronald McDonald House.

McDonald’s sued over Happy Meals

assawyer — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:24:05 +0000

A US consumer advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s, accusing the fast-food chain of using deceptive advertising practices to lure children to the company’s restaurants. The lawsuit, brought by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, accuses McDonald’s of using the promotional toys included in its Happy Meals to get children to pester their parents into bringing them to its restaurants.

McDonald's Happy Meals Banned in Santa Clara County, California

joshkm — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:28:21 +0000

Santa Clara County in California has just ushered in a sad day for Happy Meals -- by banning them, along with other such promotions for unhealthy kids' meals. But this sad day for McDonald's may lead to many happier ones for all those kids who might now have a better shot at growing up with healthier eating habits. That is, if you believe the ordinance will work -- and don't think the measure is altogether out of line.