Happy Meal toy ban ?? WTF ??

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Santa Clara County: Supervisors ban toys with fast-food meals


Hoping again to be a pioneer in promoting healthier eating, Santa Clara County supervisors on Tuesday approved the nation's first ordinance that would prevent restaurants from using toys to lure kids to meals high in fat, sugar and calories.

The law prohibits restaurants in unincorporated parts of the county from giving away goodies unless the meals meet certain nutritional guidelines. More and more in recent years, fast-food critics say restaurants have encouraged families to make unhealthy choices by offering Iron Man Cyclone Spinning Robot Drones and Barbie Mermaid dolls with their kids' meals.

Though the crackdown will affect no more than a handful of restaurants, county supervisors hope their vote will create a ripple effect in cities, other counties and the state — similar to how Santa Clara County helped to lead the way on forcing fast-food chains to post calorie counts on menus. They also hoped this latest push would prod the restaurant industry to take notice.

Judging from Tuesday's standing-room-only crowd in the county board chamber and the ensuing national news reports on the vote, they succeeded.

"This ordinance breaks the link between unhealthy food and prizes," said Supervisor Ken Yeager, who sponsored the initiative. Yeager said it is unfair to parents and children to use toys to capture the tastes of children when they're young and "to get them hooked on eating high-sugar, high-fat foods early in life."

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yeah, i was reading this last night.....

they're also gonna be phasing out salt in eating establishments over the next 10 years


They started that here in NYC

I don't mind that, I'm not much of a Salt person.

But Taking away the Toy in a Happy Meal ??? You think that will Stop parents from Buying McDonalds Food for Kids ?? NO

It's a Cheap & Fast Meal for Kids, the Toy is just an Extra
 

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Now that's ridiculous. Forcing them to post the nutritional content, I'm cool with that. But banning things....banning toys? That's just nuts!
 
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Now that's ridiculous. Forcing them to post the nutritional content, I'm cool with that. But banning things....banning toys? That's just nuts!


Maybe they can get by it with a Loop hole or something.
Like, Selling the Toy...and it comes with a Burger & Fries :103631605
 

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Who in the hell eats Mc D's anyways? Food is terrible
 

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