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McDonald's Fined $1.8 Million In Brazil Over Happy Meal Toys
By Chris Morran on December 7, 2011 12:30 PM
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Looks like San Francisco isn't the only place that has a problem with McDonald's including free toys in its Happy Meals. The fast food giant has been fined approximately $1.8 million by a Brazilian agency that claims the freebies in McDonald's kids' meals promotes bad eating habits in children. More »
McDonald's Gets Around San Francisco Happy Meal Ban By Charging You For The Toy
By Chris Morran on November 30, 2011 1:40 PM
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After a seemingly endless amount of debating, various votes, a mayoral veto and whatnot, the San Francisco that puts an end to the practice of including toys and other giveaway gimmicks in Happy Meals (and many other fast food kids' meals with similar freebies) kicks in later this week. But the folks at McDonald's have devised a clever plan to get those Shrek movie promo toys in your little ones' hands — by simply charging for them. More »
McDonald's To Make Apple Slices Mandatory In Happy Meals
By Chris Morran on July 26, 2011 11:30 AM
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With at least one lawsuit pending and some municipalities trying to ban Happy Meals and other fast food kids' meals that offer some sort of prize or gift, McDonald's has announced that it wants to healthy-up your kids' food by making some menu tweaks, like automatically including apple slices in Happy Meals. More »
Why Won't McDonald's Give My Kid A Cup Of Water With Her Happy Meal?
By Chris Morran on July 11, 2011 4:31 PM
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Consumerist reader Courtney is scratching her head at the bone-headed service she's received at multiple McDonald's when trying to buy her 3-year-old daughter a Happy Meal. More »
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McDonald's: Happy Meal Lawsuit Should Be Dismissed Because Parents Can Always Tell Kids "No"
By Chris Morran on April 19, 2011 11:15 AM
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Last December, a California woman — along with the Center for Science in the Public Interest — filed a lawsuit against McDonald's, alleging the fast food giant violates state laws by using toys to advertise Happy Meals directly to children. Yesterday, lawyers for the Golden Arches filed a motion to have the case dismissed because the company shouldn't be held responsible for parents who can't say no to their kids. More »
CSPI Makes Good On Threat To Sue McDonald's Over Happy Meals
By Chris Morran on December 15, 2010 1:40 PM
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Almost six months ago, the Center for Science in the Public Interest gave McDonald's an ultimatum: Remove toys from your Happy Meals or we'll sue. Now the group has made good on its threat. More »
Wisconsin Town Rejects Happy Meal Ban
By Chris Morran on December 8, 2010 10:36 AM
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While politicians in San Francisco go back and forth about whether or not to effectively ban the sale of kid's meals that include toys, the city council of Superior, WI, has roundly dismissed a similar proposal. More »
San Francisco Mayor Vetoes Happy Meal 'Ban'
By Chris Morran on November 15, 2010 1:20 PM
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has made good on his earlier promises that he would veto the recently passed kids meal ban (which isn't actually a ban, but new regulations that would effectively ban most kids meals from being sold in the city as they are currently configured). More »
Should A Kid's Meal Have 973 Calories?
By Chris Morran on November 10, 2010 11:20 AM
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McDonald's may be the fast food chain most are associating with the recently approved kid's meal regulations in San Francisco, but when it comes to calories in meals targeted to youngsters, the Golden Arches is nowhere near the worst. More »
San Francisco Officially Takes The Happy Out Of Happy Meals
By Chris Morran on November 3, 2010 11:20 AM
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After months of talking about the topic, San Francisco's board of supervisors has gone and done it, approving a measure that would effectively end the sale of most McDonald's Happy Meals — and most other fast food kids' meals — within city limits. More »
CSPI: McDonald's Happy Meal Lawsuit Will Happen In Next Couple Weeks
By Chris Morran on October 7, 2010 2:45 PM
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With so much attention being paid to San Francisco's proposed law that would take the toys out of most kids meals, it's easy to forget that the fast-food haters at the Center for Science In the Public Interest had given McDonald's 30 days to remove toys from Happy Meals or face a lawsuit. That was back in June. Over 90 days ago. So what happened? More »
San Francisco One Step Closer To Ruining Happy Meals For Little Kids
By Chris Morran on October 5, 2010 11:10 AM
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Yesterday, the proposed legislation that would remove toys from kids meals in San Francisco unless they met specific health requirement got one step closer to reality, as a board of supervisors committee recommended that the law go before the full board for a vote. More »
San Francisco Hates Your Happy Meals
By Chris Morran on August 11, 2010 3:30 PM
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While the Center for Science in the Public Interest hasn't yet made good on its threat to sue McDonald's for continuing to put toys in their Happy Meals, the city of San Francisco is considering a law that could have your children asking "where's my toy?" the next time you head to the Golden Arches and other fast food joints. More »
Parents Group Calls Happy Meal Version Of The Human Torch A "Horrifying Spectacle"
By Chris Walters on August 10, 2010 9:00 AM
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I'm having trouble telling whether the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood is serious, or whether someone at the organization saw that Venture Brothers episode and got confused, so I'll just describe what they're doing and you can decide for yourselves. The group has launched a letter writing campaign to demand that McDonald's stop giving out Marvel superhero toys, specifically The Thing and The Human Torch, because they're too violent. More »
CSPI Wants To Make Your McDonald's Happy Meal Sad
By Chris Morran on June 23, 2010 9:15 AM
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Perennial buzzkills at the Center for Science in the Public Interest have decided to set their sights on McDonald's, issuing the fast food giant an ultimatum: Stop putting toys in their Happy Meals in the next 30 days or face a lawsuit. More »
California County Wants To Take The Toy Out Of Your Happy Meal
By Chris Morran on April 28, 2010 12:25 PM
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If your kids pester you into purchasing McDonald's Happy Meals, they could be severely disappointed the next time they visit Santa Clara County in California, where the county supervisors have voted to pass a law forbidding toys in Happy Meals and other fast food kids meals that don't meet the county's nutritional guidelines. More »
This 1-Year-Old Happy Meal Has Aged Surprisingly Well
By Laura Northrup on March 17, 2010 2:30 PM
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Have you ever wondered what a McDonald's Happy Meal looks like after it's sat on a shelf (not in a freezer) for a year? This seems like one of those things I would learn accidentally, but writer Nonna Joann Bruso decided to find out on purpose.
The results? Not as disgusting as you might think, which itself is sort of disgusting. More »
McDonald's Combo Meal Includes Gun And Bags Of Pot
By consumerist.com on September 13, 2009 2:00 PM
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—>A South Carolina teenager got more than he expected from a McDonald's in Charleston, according to WIS 10 news in Columbia. And, no, we're not talking supersize fries. After placing his order and paying, he drove up to the pickup window, where the attendant asked him, "who gets the bags?" The customer said it didn't matter, so the Mcster handed him three bags — two containing food for the driver and his passenger, and one with some extras: a loaded handgun and bags of weed. More »
McDonald's Happy Meals Now Come With An F Word
By Lucy Bayly on May 15, 2009 3:46 PM
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—>McDonald's is being accused of handing out profane CDs in their Happy Meals. More »
Stephen Colbert Weighs In On McDonald's Sponsored Report Cards
By Carey Alexander on February 16, 2008 3:40 PM
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—>Stephen Colbert interviewed Susan Pagan, a mother offended by McDonalds' sponsorship of her daughter's elementary school report card, for his segment "People Destroying America." More »
