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3/28/2006 8:33:00 PM | Stop using stars to sell junk food to youngsters, say regulators 
=(0) U.K. regulators announced proposed changes to advertising regulations aimed at lessening the appeal of junk food to children. It included banning the use of licensed characters but not characters belonging to the company itself; thus Ronald McDonald is okay but Shrek is not. It would also stop suggestions that children ask their parents for product...
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3/28/2006 1:12:00 PM | Tobacco groups win ruling over $6.5bn settlement =(0) An arbitrator's ruling went in favour of major tobacco companies, allowing them to cut over $1 billion from the $6.5 billion due to 46 states in April. The ruling is based on the decline in cigarette sales overall, and over and above that, the decline in market share of these major companies compared to small companies that are not part of the 1998...
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3/15/2006 12:26:00 PM | Formal sentencing In McDonald's hoax case =(0) A Kentucky teenage girl is suing McDonalds for $31 million in a bizarre case involving the store manager, the teen's boyfriend and a man on the phone pretending to be a police officer who directed a sexual assault on the girl. Criminal charges against the perpetrators are also in progress.......
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3/13/2006 7:03:00 AM | If You Can Hear Me: Face the Music, You My Friend, Are a Pu**y =(0) This article compares the relative merits of the recent Sony iPod lawsuit about ear damage from excessive volume, to the lawsuit against McDonald's for keeping their coffee too hot which resulted in burns to customers. The author contends that with an iPod you can adjust the volume - you have a choice - but with coffee there is no choice and there ...
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2/23/2006 7:51:00 AM | McDonald’s faces lawsuit after nutritional info slip =(0) Do McDonald's fries contain wheat and milk ingredients? The company has issued conflicting statements on the matter in the wake of lawsuits alleging incorrect labelling. The information is crucial for those suffering food allergies and intolerances. McDonalds has also been sued for allegedly not living up to its promise of reducting trans fats in ...
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