McDonald’s Education Campaign OKd by Judge
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A Marin County judge has decided that an $8.5-million education campaign by McDonald’s Corp. is a fair settlement of lawsuits filed against the fast-food giant for failing to reduce its use of partially hydrogenated oil.
In February, McDonald’s agreed to pay $7 million to the American Heart Assn. for an education campaign about trans fats in foods. It also agreed to spend $1.5 million publicizing that it had not followed through on its 2002 pledge to switch to a more healthful cooking oil.
BanTransFats.com sued McDonald’s in state court in San Rafael, Calif., in 2003.
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