San Fran Bans Toys in Some Fast Food Kid Meals

It’s a happy moment for people who see the Happy Meal as anything but. San Francisco has become the first major American city to prohibit fast-food restaurants from including toys with children’s meals that do not meet nutritional guidelines. The city’s Board of Supervisors gave the measure final approval Tuesday on an 8-3 vote. That’s enough votes to survive a planned veto by Mayor Gavin Newsom. Fast Food Restaurants Not Fighting Child Obesity SF Happy Meal Ban: Food Police or Fat Fighter? The ordinance, which would go into effect in December of next year, prohibits toy giveaways in fast-food children’s meals that have more than 640 milligrams of sodium, 600 calories or 35 percent of their…

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San Fran Bans Toys in Some Fast Food Kid Meals

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