State the amount of sugar in teaspoons on packaging in food and drink products

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Labelling on the FRONT of food and drink packaging should clearly state how many teaspoons of sugar the product contains in total. Eg. “This pack contains X teaspoons of sugar”, in order that consumers can make an informed choice about purchasing the product or what size portion to serve.

The World Health Organisation recommends adults should consume NO MORE than 6 teaspoons of free sugar daily.

Sugar is the main cause of type 2 diabetes and weight gain.

Type 2 diabetes costs the NHS more than £8.8bn per year and could bankrupt it.

The Government has a duty of care to the public on health matters and should be putting prevention first. This is an opportunity for it to honour its election pledge to take a "completely new approach to public health and preventable diseases".

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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New food labeling system where NATURAL & ADDED SUGAR amounts are clearly stated

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Timeline

11 Sep 2015	Petition opened for signatures
14 Sep 2015	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Sep 2015

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