Make the nutritional information displayed (%) of food poprotionate to the item.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

I look at the packet of something and the calories I'm already guilt tripping myself for turn out to be only a 5th of the packet. What do food companies have to hide about their products?

Is their so much sugar /fat that if they were to accurately display it on the packet no-one would buy it?

Whether counting calories to keep your weight down, looking for sugar content as a diabetic or trying to assess the difference between two meals, it's important to be able to have easily accessible information. I know that it's possible to simply do the calculations but why do food companies feel the need to avoid a simpler explanation? Why add another step to the process?

It's not good enough. Food companies need to make the labels easier and more honest and it's time this loophole was closed.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

This petition is calling on food companies, not the UK Government or Parliament, to take action.

If you'd like the laws on food labelling to be changed, you could start a new petition about that.

Timeline

17 Mar 2017	Petition opened for signatures
29 Mar 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Mar 2017

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