Concerned parents decide to take action against McDonald's and their happy meals. It is believed that McDonald's is taking advantages of young children by advertising toys to go with their happy meals."Bergold described the restaurant's strategy in the magazine article as 'go after the kids'," forcing parents to sue. Parents are concerned that their children's health is at risk. A mother speaks of how her daughter insists on going to McDonald's to get the toys, such as Barbi, I-Carly, Shrek and Strawberry Shortcake. It gets harder and harder to say no to your children, making parents lives difficult. McDonald's spokeswoman Birdget Coffing stated: "WE are pourd of our Happy Meals and intend to vigorously defend our brand, our reputation and our food." She also claims that toys in happy meals aren't a trap to lure children's attention, but to provide a fun experience for kids and families. Which reaches attention to the parents that their children are more interested in the toys rather than the actual meal. McDonald's meals mainly consist of "fatty meat, fatty cheese, french fries, white flour and sugar," all these can easily lead to "weight gain, obesity, diabetes and heart disease -- and may lead to a lifetime of poor diets." This is true in the society today, there are many over weight children and teens nowadays due to the poor food and eating habits around each society. Fast food takes over home cook meals many times a week, due to busy schedules. Parents are sueing for a good cause but it seems somewhat ridiculous to sue McDonald's for promoting toys. It seems that this problem could be taken in a different way, not on such drastic measures.
Sited on CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/12/15/con-mcdonalds-suit.html
"McDonald's sued over Happy Meals"
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