McDonald's faces lawsuit over Happy Meals - latimes.com

Links shared publicly online about this topic.

  • 1,071
    total visits

McDonald's faces lawsuit over Happy Meals - latimes.com

latimes.com

A watchdog group says giving away toys with Happy Meals contributes to childhood obesity and threatens to sue. McDonald's cites healthful menu choices.

View full resource at latimes.com

Tags: Obesity, Children's Health, Happiness, Lawsuit

  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 24, 2010 at 10:04 am By:

Obesity_OW Obesity OW

McDonald's Faces Lawsuit Over Happy Meals: Weeks after a Silicon Valley county became the first in the nation to b... http://bit.ly/d1tiuQ

2 years ago...

McDonald's defends Happy Meal toys - Related Stories - AAP SmartBrief

smartbrief.com — “McDonald's, facing a lawsuit for marketing meals with toys, says the purchases of such meals are based on parents' decisions and, therefore, the suit should be dismissed. If the lawsuit proceeds, "advertising to children any product that a child asks for but the parent does not want to buy would co--View full resource at smartbrief.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on April 25, 2011 at 3:31 am By:

Woman sues McDonald's over Happy Meals – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs

thechart.blogs.cnn.com — “A California woman is suing McDonald's claiming the fast-food giant uses toys to market directly to young children. Monet Parham, a Sacramento, California, mother of two small children filed the lawsuit Wednesday in San Francisco along with health, nutrition and food safety advocates Center for Scie...View full resource at thechart.blogs.cnn.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on December 16, 2010 at 11:47 pm By:

Woman sues McDonald's over Happy Meals – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs

pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com — “A California woman is suing McDonald's claiming the fast-food giant uses toys to market directly to young children. Monet Parham, a Sacramento, California, mother of two small children filed the lawsuit Wednesday in San Francisco along with health, nutrition and food safety advocates Center for Scie...View full resource at pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on December 16, 2010 at 11:41 pm By:

Consumer Group Sues McDonalds Over Happy Meals: The California Report | The California Report

californiareport.org — “The McDonald's Corporation is defending its food after a consumer group filed a lawsuit Wednesday in San Francisco, targeting the way the company markets its Happy Meals to children.View full resource at californiareport.org

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on December 16, 2010 at 7:31 pm By:

Woman sues McDonald's over Happy Meals – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs

thechart.blogs.cnn.com — “A California woman is suing McDonald's claiming the fast-food giant uses toys to market directly to young children. Monet Parham, a Sacramento, California, mother of two small children filed the lawsuit Wednesday in San Francisco along with health, nutrition and food safety advocates Center for Scie...View full resource at thechart.blogs.cnn.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on December 15, 2010 at 10:08 pm By:

MommyDietitian Angela Lemond Dietitian

What say u? Woman sues McDonald's over Happy Meals http://t.co/WUBmPH8

1 year ago...

Mom to Sue McDonalds in Happy Meal Battle - ABC News

abcnews.go.com — “Like many mothers, Monet Parham wants to feed her daughter one thing, but the girl often wants to eat something else. It's the unhappy battle over the Happy Meal and Parham, mother of two and a health educator, said it's a fight she just can't win. So now Parham plans to join the Center for Science in the Public Interest in filing a lawsuit today against the fast food giant to force them to either offer lower-calorie meals or get rid of the enticing trinkets.View full resource at abcnews.go.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on December 15, 2010 at 3:20 pm By:

sallywits Sally Wits Parenting Supporter

RT @gma: Mom to Sue McDonalds in Happy Meal Battle, Says Advertising Is Overpowering Parenting. Story: http://abcn.ws/fhN2O4

1 year ago...

McDonald's Magic: Calories Disappear from Happy Meals After Chain Is Threatened With Lawsuit | BNET Food Blog | BNET

industry.bnet.com — “McDonald’s (MCD) first response to the recent controversy over the use of toys in Happy Meals was predictable — a public, sternly-worded dView full resource at industry.bnet.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on July 15, 2010 at 7:43 pm By:

marionnestle Marion Nestle Doctor and PhD

Melanie Warner: McDonald's cut calories in Happy Meals right after CSPI threatened to sue. http://bit.ly/9eYTeE

2 years ago...

Happy Meal complaint opens Pandora's box - Chicago Tribune

articles.chicagotribune.com — “It's enough to make a burger executive, and maybe some children, very unhappy. Health advocates are involved in another season of rallying against the marketing of certain foods to kids. OneView full resource at articles.chicagotribune.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on July 8, 2010 at 7:41 pm By:

SoCalRD Janice Holm Dada Nutritionist and Dietitian

CSPI threatens McDonald's with lawsuit over marketing tactics targeted toward children. Thoughts? http://fb.me/wxsEIEB3

2 years ago...

McDonald's Facing Potential Lawsuit for Luring Kids With Happy Meal Toys

organicconsumers.org — “McDonald's Facing Potential Lawsuit for Luring Kids With Happy Meal Toys It was only a matter of time. Last month, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) served McDonald's with a notice of its intent to sue if the fast food giant continues to use toys to promote Happy Meals. (AnView full resource at organicconsumers.org

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on July 6, 2010 at 10:19 pm By:

OrganicConsumer Organic Consumers Organic Advocate

McDonald’s Facing Potential Lawsuit for Luring Kids With Happy Meal Toys http://bit.ly/9iKp5k

2 years ago...

McDonald's threatened with lawsuit over toys in Happy Meals

naturalnews.com — “McDonald's threatened with lawsuit over toys in Happy MealsView full resource at naturalnews.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 28, 2010 at 6:40 pm By:

KajunDC MandevilleChiro Doctor, CAM, and Chiropractor

McDonald's threatened with lawsuit over toys in Happy Meals http://bit.ly/bkH4qX

2 years ago...

McDonald's threatened with lawsuit over toys in Happy Meals

NaturalNews.com — “McDonald's threatened with lawsuit over toys in Happy MealsView full resource at NaturalNews.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 28, 2010 at 6:21 pm By:

HealthScout Nancy Michelli Nutritionist

McDonald's threatened with lawsuit over toys in Happy Meals: (NaturalNews) The Los Angeles Times recently reported... http://bit.ly/bzoJNR

2 years ago...

McDonald's Happy Meal toys to lure kids faces a possible lawsuit - International Business Times

ibtimes.com — “McDonald receives a notice of intent from a non-profit nutrition watchdog organization, warning it to stop using toys to market its Happy Meals or face a lawsuit.View full resource at ibtimes.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 23, 2010 at 9:06 am By:

ParentsLoveKids Family Fan Health Business

McDonald's Happy Meal toys to lure kids faces a possible lawsuit http://bit.ly/acTwQw

2 years ago...

McDonald's faces lawsuit over 'lure of Happy Meal toys' - Telegraph

telegraph.co.uk — “A US consumer group has accused McDonald's of "unfairly and deceptively" using Happy Meal toys to lure children into restaurants.View full resource at telegraph.co.uk

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 23, 2010 at 6:48 am By:

markcoruk Mark Corner Health Advocate

McDonald's faces lawsuit over 'lure of Happy Meal toys' http://j.mp/dnlAo2

2 years ago...

McDonald's Threatened With Lawsuit for Marketing Toys With Happy Meals - ABC News

abcnews.go.com — “The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nutritional watchdog group, is threatening to take McDonald's to court over its practice of including toys with Happy Meals.View full resource at abcnews.go.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 22, 2010 at 11:46 pm By:

MensHealthMag Men's Health Mag Health Magazine

RT @GuyGourmet: Consumer group sues McDonald's for pairing toys with kids meals: http://tinyurl.com/2was96t Think it'll work?

2 years ago...

McDonald's May Face Suit Over Happy Meal Toys

webmd.com — “A watchdog group threatens to sue McDonald's, claiming Happy Meals toys lure kids into unhealthy eating habits and break state consumer-protection laws.View full resource at webmd.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 22, 2010 at 10:01 pm By:

HeartsHealth Heart Health Health News

webMD: McDonald's May Face Suit Over Happy Meal Toys http://bit.ly/cQwoYU Full http://bit.ly/dcfqnX

2 years ago...

Advertisement