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San Francisco to ban toys in unhealthy fast-food meals
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 BBC News
San Francisco has passed a law barring fast-food restaurants from giving away toys with children's meals that do not meet nutritional guidelines. San Francisco is the first major US city to approve a measure of this kind.
The ordinance was passed in a 8-3 vote by the city's Board of Supervisors. Read More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11723738
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The law, which takes effect in December 2011, says children's meals including toys must have fewer than 600 calories and 640mg of sodium, and derive less than 35% of their calories from fat.
