Happy Meal Toys Could be Banned in California County

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Happy Meal Toys Could be Banned in California County

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:28:35 PM EDT

Glad to see they are tackling the real important issues.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,591571,00.html?test=latestnews

County supervisors in California have proposed that toys included in fast-food restaurant meals for kids be banned, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Officials in Santa Clara are convinced that luring kids into eating foods with high sugar, sodium and fat by using toys will make them overweight and cause long term health problems.

This proposal is believed to the first of this type, and would ban the inclusion of a toy in any kids meal with more than 485 calories, 600 mg of salt, or high amounts of sugar or fat. These guidelines would cause all McDonald’s happy meals—even those with apple sticks instead of French fries—to be served without a toy.

Supporters of the ban argue that it will force restaurants to offer nutritious foods to kids. Others have said this is another case of the government getting too involved in parenting decisions.

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:32:31 PM EDT

[#1]

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:32:38 PM EDT

[#2]

Well, with the craziness going on in the neighboring counties like Alameda (Oakland), and SF, guess they felt like they needed to play catch up

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:33:18 PM EDT

[#3]

But the same state wants to allow fast food restaurants to take food stamps. Makes no sense.

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:33:23 PM EDT

[#4]

This really makes me wonder if one could get California to subsidize a program whereby children would receive free ponies or home entertainment systems with a meal of sawdust made from organic tree bark.

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:33:53 PM EDT

[#5]

"Big city thinking"

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:34:04 PM EDT

[#6]

Maybe they should just shit in the box and call it an Unhappy Meal.

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:34:06 PM EDT

[#7]

I foresee a lot of pissed off moms...

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:34:13 PM EDT

[#8]

Ban toys or don't ban toys. But do NOT put some random number on the rule to say this is " too much or too little." Because no matter what that number is, it will be wrong a year from now.

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:35:24 PM EDT

[#9]

Please be sure to follow up with the failure of this proposal later on.

You people believe we can't drive dark cars, have our tire pressure regulated, and think the government remote controls my thermostat already!''

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:35:27 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
"Big city thinking"

Indeed.

_MaH

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:36:27 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:

"Big city thinking"

Too right.

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:38:03 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

Please be sure to follow up with the failure of this proposal later on.

You people believe we can't drive dark cars, have our tire pressure regulated, and think the government remote controls my thermostat already!''

This crap doesn't even get proposed elsewhere, at least not to the degree it occurs in California.

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:39:37 PM EDT

[#13]

Yeah I'm sure the kid drives himself there to get the food and toy of choice. BTW most kids that load up on fast food everyday have fat ass lazy parents that eat 2 combo meals per sitting and a 64oz diet coke, cuz all thems sugars are bad for you.

One of my employees admits to not knowing how to cook( mother of 3 ) They spend $150 per week on fastfood; burgers, tacos, pizza, chicken.

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:43:46 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
I foresee a lot of pissed off moms...

Yup... If the county 'bans' fast food toy's, the restaurants won't give two shits. They'll pass out a memo to the burger joints in town to not put the toy's in with the meals; they won't change the food over a ten cent lump of plastic.

Too much expense to change the entire formula of 'cook it in grease' to fit the whims of a locality. The county will gain nothing, save for a few dollars less in food tax because of people not taking Junior and Suzie to McBurger Bell for a hamburger and toy.

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:43:57 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Please be sure to follow up with the failure of this proposal later on.

You people believe we can't drive dark cars, have our tire pressure regulated, and think the government remote controls my thermostat already!''

Don't bet on it now that .gov is going to have it's nose in our health care. And it will be everywhere, not just in Cali and NYS. The FDA is going to limit sodium in food.

http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/fda-planning-to-regulate-in-processed-foods.html

http://www.qsrweb.com/article.php?id=18087&na=1&s=2

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:44:55 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:

"Big city thinking"

"With shit for brains"

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:46:41 PM EDT

[#17]

Last I checked kids don't have money, parents do.

Posted: 4/27/2010 12:59:01 PM EDT

[#18]

yeah this is what you get when goverment runs your healthcare, they'll start looking everywhere to save a buck, and regulating pre-prevention measures is a great option, because it will give them more power over buisness and personal lives.

Posted: 4/27/2010 1:00:00 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:

I foresee a lot of pissed off moms...

Who will drive farther to get the toys so business will fall in that county.

Posted: 4/27/2010 1:04:41 PM EDT

[#20]

wow come on Cali you could at least toss out the idea that they are just plastic garbage that gets thrown away as soon as the car ride is over. then maybe i could give a damn.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Happy Meal Toys Could be Banned in California County

General » General Discussion

Win a FREE Membership!

Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. One new winner* is announced every week!

You will receive an email every Friday morning featuring the latest chatter from the hottest topics, breaking news surrounding legislation, as well as exclusive deals only available to ARFCOM email subscribers.

Warning

Confirm Action

About AR15.COM

Stay Connected

Newsletter

Contact Us