Wednesday, December 15, 2010

McDonald markets its meals directly to young children violating several consumer protection laws

Oh yes they do. Try preventing the young one from getting chicken nuggets, ahem, the toy they like!

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The lawsuit was filed in California Superior Court in San Francisco on Wednesday.

They claim McDonald's decision to markets its meals directly to young children violates several consumer protection laws because it exploits a child's vulnerability.

Two McDonald's Happy Meal with toy watches fashioned after the characters Donkey and Puss in Boots from the movie 'Shrek Forever After' are pictured in Los Angeles June 22, 2010. A U.S. consumer group wants McDonald's Corp to stop using Happy Meal toys to lure children into its restaurants and has threatened to sue if the world's biggest hamburger chain does not comply within 30 days.
San Francisco recently became the first city to prohibit fast-food restaurants from including toys with children's meals that don't met nutritional guidelines.

A similar ordinance was passed Santa Clara County.

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