What the media are saying
- September 29, 2010
- We deserve a break today (from the food fascists)
- September 28, 2010
- San Francisco officials, industry reps debate kids' meal toy ban
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- September 25, 2010
- Plan to limit toys with meals faces 1st test
San Francisco's proposed crackdown on promotional toys in Happy Meals and other fast-food offerings aimed at kids will bolster the city's reputation as either an out-of-control nanny state or a bold watchdog for public health, depending on who is doing the judging.
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- April 29, 2010
- Goodbye Happy Meals?
Radio talk show host Mike Gallagher and anti-obesity advocate Meme Roth debate the toy ban on Fox News.
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- April 28, 2010
- San Francisco lines up to take the happy out of meals
A day after Santa Clara County took the happy out of the meal, San Francisco lines up to ban fast-food restaurants from offering toys.
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- April 27, 2010
- Citing Obesity of Children, County Bans Fast-Food Toys
It was not a happy day for the Happy Meal.
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In what it described as a blow against the fattening temptations of fast food, the board of supervisors in Santa Clara County, south of San Francisco, voted Tuesday to ban the promotional toys that often accompany child-size portions of cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets if those meals don’t meet certain nutritional standards.
- March 24, 2010
- Taking the 'Happy' Out of Happy Meals?
CRA CEO Jot Condie and Santa Clara county Board of Supervisors President Ken Yeager debate the proposed ban of toys offered with kids' meals.
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