In a move to combat childhood obesity, the City of San Fransico has banned toys being sold in kids meals that do not meet certain minimal nutritional requirements:
Under the law, McDonald's and other restaurants will have until December 2011 to improve their meals' nutrition by adding fruits and vegetables -- if the chains want to keep offering toys, including those promoting the latest films.
The food and beverages will have to contain fewer than 600 calories, and less than 35 percent of total calories will come from fat. The meal must contain half a cup of fruit and three-fourths cup of vegetables, and offer less than 640 milligrams of sodium and less than 0.5 milligrams of trans fat. Breakfast will have the option of offering half cups of fruit or vegetables.
City officials said they expect a legal challenge from McDonald's, which declined to comment on possible legal action.
Source: San Francisco bans Happy Meals with toys, Michael Martinez, CNN, November 9, 2010 7:45 p.m. EST
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