Re: Mc's hit with class action over toys

[Guest guest]

I still think that McD's should be able to countersue every one of these idiots

for poor parenting. If you can't tell your kid " no " , then you have (or will have

in the future) much bigger problems than eating a burger. Better yet -

Mc's should sue for discrimination, since everyone is attacking them for

their commercials instead of suing Mattel for the toy advertised right before

the happy meal. If you don't want your kid's " developmental vulnerability "

exploited, shut off the TV.

And the best part is blaming them for selling fries and soda instead of

healthier choices. If I'm paying for the meal, I will choose what my kids eat.

Kids need to learn to accept what they get - mine know their choice is 1> accept

your dinner with a smile, or 2> we don't eat here. Yes, I've made that threat.

Yes, I've been forced to leave to make that point (and wasn't happy about it).

But now, when I point out that they should be grateful for everything they have,

they smile, say thank you, and stop complaining. I'm sick of people blaming

companies for their lack of parenting. I know McD's is easy to hate, but how

many lawsuits are they going to be put through before people realize who's

really at fault.

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> Mc's hit with class action over toys

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> By Ben Rooney, staff reporterDecember 15, 2010: 5:57 PM ET

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> NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Mc's is being sued by a group of consumers

and nutrition advocates who want to force the fast food chain to stop using toys

to entice children to buy meals they say are unhealthy.

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> The Center for Science in the Public Interest, which filed the class action

suit in a California court Wednesday, claims that Mc's violates the

state's consumer protection laws by using toys to market Happy Meals to young

children.

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> The suit was brought on behalf of Monet Parham, a mother of two in Sacramento,

and other plaintiffs, the CSPI said. " I object to the fact that Mc's is

getting into my kids' heads without my permission and actually changing what my

kids want to eat, " Parham said in a statement.

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> CSPI threatened to sue Mc's in June, but the company refused to discuss

ways to avoid a law suit, the group said.

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> Mc's (MCD, Fortune 500) pledged to fight the suit in a statement.

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> " We are proud of our Happy Meals and intend to vigorously defend our brand,

our reputation and our food, " said company spokesperson Bridget Coffing. " We are

confident that parents understand and appreciate that Happy Meals are a fun

treat, with quality, right-sized food choices for their children that can fit

into a balanced diet. "

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> The lawsuit charges that using toys to market Happy Meals to young children is

illegal because it " is inherently deceptive and unfair. " Mc's advertising

is also unfair to its competitors, who do not choose to attract very young

children with the lure of a toy, according to the complaint.

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> " Every time Mc's markets a Happy Meal directly to a young child, it

exploits a child's developmental vulnerability and violates several states'

consumer protection laws, including the California Unfair Competition Law, "

Steve Gardner, CSPI litigation director, said in a statement.

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> CSPI and other critics argue that Mc's promotes unhealthy eating habits

among children by deliberately targeting them as part of a strategy to maximize

profits.

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> The group also blasted Mc's for publicly touting more healthy options,

such as Apple Dippers and low-fat milk, while routinely putting French fries in

the majority of Happy Meals.

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> " Mc's congratulates itself for meals that are hypothetically possible,

though it knows very well that it's mostly selling burgers or chicken nuggets,

fries, and sodas to very young children, " said CSPI executive director

son.

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> " In other words, Mc's offerings consist mostly of fatty meat, fatty

cheese, French fries, white flour, and sugar -- a narrow combination of foods

that promotes weight gain, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease -- and may lead

to a lifetime of poor diets, " he said.

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[Guest guest]

LOVE IT!!! And guess who wrote this which is on the same track as what you just

said

" Parents, buck up and be the adult in the family, and stop blaming everything on

an outside agency or corporation. Maybe Mc's should think of suing sorry

parents for not doing their job.

Now that's a lawsuit I'm willing to support. "

It was from Roland :

Parents, don't blame Happy Meals

By Roland S. , CNN Political Contributor

December 17, 2010 8:44 a.m. EST

http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/12/17/martin.happy.meals/

And funny enough and I know we are friends on facebook I too brought up the same

angle and on Wednesday posted " Suing mother " I object to the fact that

Mc's is getting into my kids' heads without my permission and actually

changing what my kids want to eat " It's called parental control what your child

eats lady -don't stop at Mcs if you want your kid to eat healthy -let's

start a class action against parents who have no control over their child's diet

and feed them junk food all the time. "

My brother is a partner in a maritime law firm and I have a great deal of

respect for lawyers- but if you are going to sue Mcs to ban Happy Meal

toys -well then I have no respect for that.

And while we are on the topic...word on the street is they are redoing a

Christmas Story -and this time Ralphie 's parents have filed a class

action against the company that makes the " official Red Ryder carbine-action

200-shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock, and this thing which

tells time. "

Because...well it's the only thing that little Ralphie wanted for Christmas and

I hear Ralphie's parents say because this BB gun " got into my kids' heads

without my permission and actually changed what my kid wants for Christmas "

Please let's end these idiotic money and fame seeking lawsuits!!!

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