Story highlights Reports of skin irritation prompted McDonald's to remove activity trackers from kids mealsThe fast food giant's effort to promote physical fitness sparked debate among experts(CNN) McDonald's is removing Step-It activity trackers from Happy Meals due to concerns over skin irritations, according to a statement sent to CNN on Wednesday. "Nothing is more important to us than the safety of our customers and we are fully investigating this issue." McDonald's is removing Step-It activity trackers from Happy Meals. Casey Collyar of Arkansas, wrote on Facebook last week that her child was burned by the Happy Meal toy after playing with it for eight minutes. The plastic wrist-worn pedometer measures steps and blinks quickly or slowly depending on the pace of the person wearing it.

Source: CNN August 18, 2016 00:45 UTC