The city of Liverpool (UK) has decided to outlaw McDonald’s happy meal toys in a bid to save chubby kids from an early grave.

The city council pulled no punches saying:“We consider it is high time that cash-hungry vultures like McDonald’s are challenged over their marketing policies which are directly aimed at promoting unhealthy eating among [...]

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Happy meals, unhappy workers and kids toys.

Nearly 10,000 Vietnamese workers who make toys for McDonald’s Happy Meals returned to work Friday, following a two-day strike at a factory in central Vietnam. The strike was to protest alleged unfair and abusive labor practices, officials said.
It has been an interesting experience for me to enter the toy [...]

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