http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/02/business/la-fi-happy-meals-20101103
San Francisco didn't outright ban the sell of the Happy Meal, but instead added guidelines to the meals that could give out a toy with the meal. From what I've read the meal can include a toy if the meal (including the drink) contains fewer than 600 calories and less than 35% of it's calories come from fat.
This is scheduled to take affect in December 2011.
I've seen a lot of fingers pointed at the government already on the issue. The general opinion for many being that the government shouldn't be able to control what the public eats. I'm at a loss, on many levels I agree. At the same time these children lack the knowledge and maturity to make educated decisions and apparently so do some of the parents, and at a young age many children are developing eating habits and addictions that will last their entire lives and they have no control over it. At the same time, putting these guidelines on the meal may not change anything because of the numerous alternatives to the Happy Meal and an endless supply of surgary everything that kids will eat instead. It might be best to look at the bigger picture instead. We're in the middle of a much larger movement, the issue isn't the Happy Meal right now, though it's a bold step.
Perhaps the most effective thing that can be done is more education on the subject.
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