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Easy Legal Fix to San Francisco Happy Meal Law?

By Michele Simon on December 14, 2011

McDonald’s made national headlines when it announced it had allegedly found a work-around to a San Francisco law designed to curb the predatory practice of using toys to lure kids into a lifetime of fast…
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Toying with the Happy Meal: Is McDonald's Evading the Law?

By Michele Simon on December 6, 2011

While most media outlets dubbed it the “Happy Meal toy ban,” the ordinance passed in San Francisco last year didn’t ban anything. The law just placed a few reasonable nutrition guidelines (a maximum of 600…

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McDonald's Puts Price Tag on SF Happy Meal Toys

By Gretchen Goetz on December 1, 2011

Starting today, chain restaurants in San Francisco will no longer be able to give away toys with kids’ meals that are high in fat, salt and sugar. The goal is to push fast-food establishments to…

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Who Put McDonald's in Charge of Kids' Health?

By Michele Simon on July 28, 2011

When McDonald’s sneezes, the media jumps. Such was the case Tuesday when the fast food giant announced it was giving the Happy Meal a makeover. Well not really, but that’s how it got reported…

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