San Francisco Wants To Ban Happy Meals At McDonald's

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San Francisco wants to ban 'Happy Meals'


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August 13, 2010

8 comments A bottled water ban? OK. No more regular Coke and Pepsi in government vending machines? All right, if we have to. But no more Happy Meals?



That's the ban that San Francisco is mulling over. Some city supervisors say the toys in McDonald's Happy Meals unfairly lure children to eat unhealthy food.



McDonald's has launched a spirited defense of the iconic meals, which have been part of the chain's menu since 1979, more than 30 years. The meals are a way to draw families to its restaurants, a key demographic for a global chain hungry for customers.



[It's OK to have 'Gay' (Happy) sex in SF, but it's not OK to have Happy food? I don't get it. McDonalds should close all its stores in the City by the Bay and do business where they're wanted. Gary DeMar]

A bottled water ban? OK. No more regular Coke and Pepsi in government vending machines? All right, if we have to. But no more Happy Meals?




That's the ban that San Francisco is mulling over. Some city supervisors say the toys in McDonald's Happy Meals unfairly lure children to eat unhealthy food.



McDonald's has launched a spirited defense of the iconic meals, which have been part of the chain's menu since 1979, more than 30 years. The meals are a way to draw families to its restaurants, a key demographic for a global chain hungry for customers.



[It's OK to have 'Gay' (Happy) sex in SF, but it's not OK to have Happy food? I don't get it. McDonalds should close all its stores in the City by the Bay and do business where they're wanted. Gary DeMar]