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  • Chilean law says "no" to toys in kids' meals

    August 5, 2012 6:15 PM

    Children in Chile will have to enjoy Happy Meals without toys under a new law. Passed in June, the law bans toys from children's meals at McDonald's and other restaurants in an attempt to curb the growing problem of childhood obesity. It also applies to the makers of cereal and... more »
  • McDonald's CEO on Ronald: 'This is about choice'

    May 19, 2011 1:12 PM

    McDonald's Corp. CEO Jim Skinner came out swinging Thursday when asked about Ronald McDonald and whether the burger chain hooks children with junk food. Skinner, speaking at the annual meeting at McDonald's headquarters outside Chicago, said that newspapers ads Wednesday calling for Ronald's retirement had prompted an outpouring of... more »
  • Too fat to fight

    April 20, 2010 3:18 PM

    It's an old adage -- an army travels on its stomach. That is, unless the stomach is too big. A group of retired military officers says kids are eating too many high-calorie lunches at school, making them so fat that fewer of them can meet the military's physical fitness standards.... more »
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