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McDonald's Firing Back At Those Who Would Blame It For Obesity

The company's execs are calling cities like San Francisco and critics like the Center For Science in the Public Interest "food police" and claiming that "more than nine out of 10 customers" disagree with a call for regulating Happy Meals toys.

"We've seen many years of someone trying to dictate behavior through legislation. Our Happy Meals have been supported by parents since the 1970s. The nutrition of Happy Meals, which include apples, meets FDA guidelines," CEO Jim Skinner told the Financial Times. "We sell choices on the menu that make our customers feel better."

San Francisco's ban on restaurants offering toys with meal that don't comply with limits on calories, sodium, sugar and fat takes effect next December.

This just in: "With the help of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a California mother is filing a class action lawsuit aimed at stopping McDonald's use of toys to market directly to young children. The suit will be filed in California Superior Court in San Francisco shortly after the court opens for business Wednesday morning." (This may explain the company's offensive move.)

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