http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/3182/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/mcdonald%E2%80%99s_outsmarts_sf_toy_ban_charging_10_cents_toy <p>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.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/mcdonald%E2%80%99s_outsmarts_sf_toy_ban_charging_10_cents_toy#comments california Happy Meal McDonald's Nanny State nanny state News Article san francisco toy Toy Ban Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:11:34 +0000 Renniks 17607 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/mcdonald%E2%80%99s_sued_over_happy_meals <p>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.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/mcdonald%E2%80%99s_sued_over_happy_meals#comments children Deception fast food Happy Meal health McDonald's News Article Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:24:05 +0000