McDonalds Happy Meal Toys Back in Business, at Least Until SF Council Decides Whether to Override Mayor's Veto
EINNEWS, November 15---The Happy Meal ball is back in the San Francisco Board of Supervisors' court now that Mayor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a plan to ban the popular McDonald's treat.
The supervisors now will consider the veto and whether to override it. The proposal would ban toys from fast food products considered unhealthy for children.
Newsom's veto was expected. He said even before the supervisors voted 8-3 in favor of it last week that he would try to kill the proposal. At a news conference Friday, Newsom said, "Parents, not politicians, should decide what their children eat, especially when it comes to spending their own money."
Newsom said the ban, while well-intentioned, was ineffective and amounted to "unwise and unprecedented governmental intrusion into parental responsibilities and private choices."
He highlighted other ways the city is working to combat childhood obesity and other health problems through a private-public program called "Shape Up SF." The program encourages kids to walk or bike to school, drink water and eat healthier foods.
The proposed law wouldn't ban the toys outright. Instead, it would allow them only if included in meals with healthier ingredients.
"This is a simple and modest policy that holds fast-food restaurants accountable and it allows toys with kids' meals if basic nutritional standards are met," said Supervisor Eric Mar, chief sponsor of the legislation.
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The supervisors now will consider the veto and whether to override it. The proposal would ban toys from fast food products considered unhealthy for children.
Newsom's veto was expected. He said even before the supervisors voted 8-3 in favor of it last week that he would try to kill the proposal. At a news conference Friday, Newsom said, "Parents, not politicians, should decide what their children eat, especially when it comes to spending their own money."
Newsom said the ban, while well-intentioned, was ineffective and amounted to "unwise and unprecedented governmental intrusion into parental responsibilities and private choices."
He highlighted other ways the city is working to combat childhood obesity and other health problems through a private-public program called "Shape Up SF." The program encourages kids to walk or bike to school, drink water and eat healthier foods.
The proposed law wouldn't ban the toys outright. Instead, it would allow them only if included in meals with healthier ingredients.
"This is a simple and modest policy that holds fast-food restaurants accountable and it allows toys with kids' meals if basic nutritional standards are met," said Supervisor Eric Mar, chief sponsor of the legislation.
For more fast food news, visit Fast Food News Today (http://fastfood.einnews.com), a fast food media monitoring service from EIN News.
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