The "Happy Meal" from McDonald's, and other fast-food packaged with toys, may get the axe in San Francisco if the such meals for kids contain too much sodium, sugar, or fat.
The potential "Happy Meal-killer" law proposed on Tuesday doesn't aim to altogether take away toys being given out with fast-food meals, but to provide guidelines about which food can be packaged with toys, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
“Our legislation will encourage restaurants that offer unhealthy meals marketed toward children and youth to offer healthier food options with incentive items or toys,” supervisor Eric Mar, a main sponsor of the bill, told the Chronicle. “It will help protect the public's health, reduce costs to our health care system and promote healthier eating habits.”
Santa Clara County made a similar proposal into law earlier this year, but it only applies to unincorporated areas with low population sizes.
Under the proposal, fast-food restaurants would not be able to give out a toy if a single food item contains more than 200 calories or 480 milligrams of sodium. The entire meal can't have more than 600 calories.
Fruits and vegetables would also need to be in a meal in order for restaurants to be authorized to offer toys with it.
The restaurant industry decried the proposal, saying that it would cause a public backlash against the city.
"The San Francisco Board of Supervisors seems to have an insatiable appetite for punishing the restaurant industry," Daniel Conway, director of public affairs for the California Restaurant Association, told the Chronicle. "However, the widespread ridicule that this proposal will receive should give them a case of heartburn."
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nowadays... some children cant help obesity... call it umm parents running around living the rat race nightmare and the television is the babysitter and they cant go outside to play because the neighborhoodchild molester is on the prowl...MCD's is cheap and fast... its our society...
dont blame kids... they are only the product of what our society does to them and how we choose to live our lives..
besides if we all starve who do think is gonna live? the fat kids...hands down...remember that...
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Post subject: Re: Happy Meal Might Get Banned in San Francisco
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:40 pm
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Although failing to comply will probably incur a fine, its called a "guideline" or "suggestion". No coercion here whatsoever, just gubment helping folks out.
Post subject: Re: Happy Meal Might Get Banned in San Francisco
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:00 pm
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Bullshit. I enjoyed the happy meal a lot when a child, my goddaughter enjoys it now, none of us are fat.
Miserable people trying to spread their misery.
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Post subject: Re: Happy Meal Might Get Banned in San Francisco
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:37 pm
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dkfan9 wrote:
Human Bass wrote:
Miserable people trying to spread their misery.
not gonna lie, this is what i think when i read comments on zerohedge
not a fan of this ban though.
When, they are not forcing anyone to buy the goldz.
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Post subject: Re: Happy Meal Might Get Banned in San Francisco
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:41 pm
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No one posted this yet?
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Post subject: Re: Happy Meal Might Get Banned in San Francisco
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:44 pm
too drunk to moderate properly
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:19 pm Posts: 39068 Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA Gender: Male
Kids are relentless mother fuckers.
We went shopping at some outlet malls yesterday. My son remembered riding on a coin-operated Bullwinkle ride last time we were there; over a year ago. They must have replaced it b/c we didn't find it, but that damn kid asked about the "moose ride" every ten minutes for four hours. Jesus Christ! I wish I could have bought the damn ride and donated to the shopping center just to shut him up.
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