Wednesday, November 10, 2010

'Big brother is feeding you'

by Brian Copeland

By a vote of 8 to 3, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance banning the sale of toys with fast food meals that exceed a ceiling for calories, fat and sodium.

The law, sponsored by Supervisor Eric Mar, specifies that restaurants will only be allowed to offer toys and other kids' incentives to meals with fewer than 600 calories, fewer than 640 milligrams of sodium, and fewer than 35 percent of calories from fat and less than ten percent saturated fat.  Read more....



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