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The McDonald's franchise and the leader in fast food America

There are many Congressional Hearings on fast food and health.

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Caloric intake from fast food among adults : United States, 2007-2010 / Cheryl D. Fryar and R. Bethene Ervin Hyattsville, MD : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2013. Available online Permanent link http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo41817
Fast food, full service restaurant, and supermarket industries youth employment compliance survey [electronic resource]. Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, 2008. online
The power of choice [kit] : helping youth make healthy eating and fitness decisions / Team Nutrition ; U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. Alexandra, Va. : U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Food and Nutrition Service, 2010, 2003. STLib Fed Docs A 98.2:H 34/4/PACK

Obesity, Business and Public Policy by Zoltan J. Acs (Editor); Alan Lyles (Editor) LibGuides: "The effects of obesity have become practically ubiquitous in the US. This book aims to provide an alternative framework through which to explore the important and controversial obesity debate that has spilled over from the medical community. This book is not about obesity as a medical condition, nor does it offer a wide-ranging discussion on the health effects of obesity or the role of the 'right' diet."
Call Number: STLib Stacks RA410.5 .O24 2007
ISBN: 1845425006
Publication Date: 2007-04-23

Study of McDonald's corporate responsibility at Los Angeles's LAX Airport [electronic resource] - OLR research report ; 2003-R-0014
Our History :: McDonalds.com bhttp://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CEYQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mcdonalds.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Four_story%2Four_history.html&ei=84LwVMnAIIm_ggTBx4II&usg=AFQjCNFUNyuhHBMnhbOwfXCTQU8zZKuY3w&sig2=lZL0PT5Rx3kAgRz4FvWw_Q&bvm=bv.87269000,d.eXY
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has quite a bit on McDonald's. NLRB Office of the General Counsel Authorizes Complaints Against McDonald's Franchisees and Determines McDonald's, USA, LLC is a Joint Employer. McDonald's Fact Sheet. http://www.nlrb.gov/
The Voice of America also has information. Example: McDonald's Takes Down Controversial Employee Website
Smithsonian Magazine. smithsonian.com March 1, 2013, By K. Annabelle Smith. The Fishy History of the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Sandwich. How a struggling entrepreneur in Ohio saved his burger business during Lent and changed the McDonald's menu for good. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-fishy-history-of-the-mcdonalds-filet-o-fish-sandwich-2912/
Pelman v McDonalds SDNY. United States District Court Southern District of New York. http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/cases/food/Pelman_v_McDonalds_SDNY.pdf