Fast-food: Should toys be removed from unhealthy kids' meals?
- December 15, 2010 12:00 PM |
- By POV
A Happy Meal box and toy are shown outside of a McDonald's restaurant in San Francisco. A new city law will require the fast-food giant to stop including toys in kids' meals unless they meet healthier nutritional guidelines. (Jeff Chiu/Associated Press)
By CBC News
A consumer protection group filed a class-action suit against McDonald's Wednesday morning, claiming the toys included in Happy Meals bait and induce children to develop a preference for nutritionally poor foods.
The suit was filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest on behalf of Monet Parham of Sacramento, Calif., and her six-year-old daughter Maya.
"McDonald's exploits very young California children and harms their health by advertising unhealthy happy meals with toys directly to them," the suit states.
The lawsuit contains allegations not proven in court. McDonald's has not replied to the lawsuit, nor returned calls to CBC News.
The case will be heard in San Francisco, which recently passed a local ordinance setting nutritional standards for children's meals sold with toys.
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Would you like to see a ban on toy giveaways in kids' meals unless they meet healthier nutritional guidelines? Is this fair to fast-food franchises? Let us know in the comments below.
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