Should Fast Food Be Banned In The United States?

“You make choices in the food you want to purchase, and if you make the wrong choices relentlessly and perpetually, you’re going to have health consequences. But that is not something restaurants are responsible for (Mello et al. np).” John Doyle, who is the co-founder of the Center for Consumer Freedom addressed the topic of obesity being blames on fast food corporations and made this statement. The Unites States is known for having the population with the most obesity. There are endless jokes on the internet that display Americans as individuals that love fast food. Although there is a ban in 26 states that does not allow individuals to sue fast food corporations, there should be a federal ban in all of the 50 states. Fast food corporations are not to blame for societies’ personal choices. These corporations now clearly state their nutrition facts on their food. There is no reason to bankrupt entire industries because of peoples’ unhealthy choices, …show more content…
McDonalds (Mello et al. np). This lawsuit represented various children who had consumed McDonalds and had become overweight and had developed health issues like diabetes and high blood pressure (Mello et al. np). The case was initially dismissed by the New York City Federal Court because there was a failure to state a claim (Mello et al. np). However, the case was dismissed as “without prejudice”, so the individuals that were suing McDonalds could able to amend and refile the claim (Mello et al. np). The end claims were narrowed to the fact that McDonalds had food products that were processed with an extremely high amount of additives, preservatives, and other ingredients that they were dangerous to consume and McDonalds did nothing to warn consumers (Mello et al. np). The other claim was that McDonalds marketing strategies were fraudulent and deceptive under New York State’s consumer protection laws (Mello et al.