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24 More than 1,000 doctors, including Altman, recently signed a petition that asked McDonald’s to stop using Ronald to market to kids. “People have a right to sell and advertise,” he says. “But where do we draw the line?”
25 McDonald’s — which recently announced it will modify its Happy Meals in September by reducing the number of fries and adding apple slices — has no plans to dump Ronald. “Ronald McDonald is an ambassador for McDonald’s and an ambassador for good,” CEO Jim Skinner told shareholders in May at the company’s annual meeting. “Ronald McDonald is going nowhere.”
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