McDonald's Threatened With Lawsuit Over its Happy Meal Toys
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy group, threatened to file a lawsuit against McDonald's claiming that the fast-food giant "unfairly and deceptively" markets its Happy Meals toys to children. CSPI argues that McDonald's engages in marketing tactics that influence children into nagging their parents to take them to McDonald's so the children can get the toy inside the Happy Meal. The consequence? Obese children, says CSPI. The consumer advocacy group believes the toys inside Happy Meals violate state consumer protection laws in Massachusetts, Texas, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and California.
In 2007, McDonald's pledged to advertise two types of Happy Meals to children under the age of 12: one with four Chicken McNuggets, a side of sliced apples with caramel dip and low-fat milk; or one with a hamburger, apples and low-fat milk. Both meals are less than 600 calories. However, CSPI argues that children still go to McDonald's and order the unhealthy meals. To read more about CSPI's suit against McDonald's see McDonald's Threatened With Lawsuit for Pairing Toys With Happy Meals.
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