McDonald's slams San Francisco ban on Happy Meals

Yahoo News via AFP ^ | November 3, 2010 | Grant Junkie

[Eric Blair 2084]

Fast food giant McDonald's said Wednesday it was "extremely disappointed" at a ruling by San Francisco authorities banning high-calorie Happy Meals, which entice children to eat with free toys.

The response came after the Californian city's board of supervisors voted to forbid restaurants from giving gifts with meals that contain too much fat and sugar.

"We are extremely disappointed with this decision. It?s not what our customers want, nor is it something they asked for," said McDonald's spokeswoman Danya Proud.

Happy Meals, which typically come in a colorful cardboard box packed with a burger, a drink, fries and desert, are popular with hard-pressed parents as well as children, she said.

"Public opinion continues to be overwhelmingly against this misguided legislation. Parents tell us it's their right and responsibility, not the government's, to ... to choose what?s right for their children."

[Eric Blair 2084]

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[Califreak]

Jerry Brown as Governor. Newsome as his sidekick and Kamala as top cop.

San Francisco values are a mestasizing cancer!

[USNBandit]

Happy Meals bad. Marijuana Good.

[Jim Robinson]

It’d be tossed out as unconstitutional in a normal state.

[Califreak]

Don’t people want happy meals after they toke?

This makes no sense.

[rhinohunter]

didn’t know there were any children in SF.

[colorado tanker]

As a parent I can tell you the kids will still want to eat at Mickie D’s. It’s not the toys, which have a half life of about a day anyway.

[taxesareforever]

Close all McDonalds in SF and move outside city limits. SF will then pay a price for their stupidity.

[Califreak]

Who cares?

Their parents are breeders...

[taxesareforever]

Yank those toys and food from kids and open more bathhouses. Now those are not health hazards, are they SF?

[TV Dinners]

banning high-calorie Happy Meals, which entice children to eat with free toys.

Perhaps they should us a fork instead...

[TV Dinners]

banning high-calorie Happy Meals, which entice children to eat with free toys.

Perhaps they should use a fork instead...

[FrankR]

[mandaladon]

Hello laughing stock of the country. Is there anyone there who is not goofy?

[Jrabbit]

Must be different here in Texas....we can order a Happy Meal with chicken nuggets, apples instead of fries and milk or juice or water instead of soda. But....it’s a decision and choice one has to actually request. Maybe SF residents are too stupid to do that on their own. Helpless idiots

[Eric Blair 2084]

That’s a good one!

Maybe the chilruns are adopted from Africa by gay couples.

[beaversmom]

didn’t know there were any children in SF

Really. Even if a couple is oriented in a normal way the most they are allowed to have is one. I've read people are frowned upon if they have more than one child unit.

[Truth29]

"Close all McDonalds in SF and move outside city limits. SF will then pay a price for their stupidity."

Good idea, build them just over the city line and advertise in the city.

[Obadiah]

This is patently unConstitutional. But if McDonald’s - yet again - chooses to aquiese to leftist/environmentalists demands then so be it. I will not get all bent out of shape about it.

McDonald’s has a long history of caving in to every demand of leftists. If they choose not to use their vast corporate power to do more than express their displeasure (kinda like a UN letter) then I ain’t getting all jazzed up either.

Man up, McDonald’s!