San Francisco vs. The Happy Meal
November 5th, 2010
San Francisco has voted with a veto-proof margin to prevent McDonald’s to serve Happy Meals. This measure makes San Francisco the first bit city to ban fast food restaurants from giving a free toy with meals that have a high level of calories and fat. Instead, the ordinance is requiring the fast food restaurants to give fruits and vegetables with all meals for kids that come with toys.
One of the supervisors cited a need for “food justice,” citing the high levels of childhood obesity across the country. The ban will begin December 2011.
McDonald’s as a response called the city’s step “misguided,” claiming it is the parents’ responsibility, not the government’s, to make their own decision on these matters.