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Publicly reject Action on Sugar's call for a "milkshake ban"
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34 signatures
What the petition asks
Action on Sugar, a British pressure group, has called for all milkshakes with more than 300 calories to be banned for health reasons.
This is absurd, and would be a huge government overreach. Large, thick milkshakes are a tasty occasional treat, and virtually everyone treats them as such.
This is absurd, and would be a huge government overreach. Large, thick milkshakes are a tasty occasional treat, and virtually everyone treats them as such.
Action on Sugar is basing their wild demand for a ban based on the ridiculous assumption that these kinds of milkshakes would be "consumed on a daily basis", to quote their own chairman Graham McGregor.
The government should publicly state that they are not seriously considering this proposal. The obesity crisis is serious, but this is not the solution.
BBC report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46179175?SThisFB&fbclid=IwAR2_MwWYdlQU4p8SeoADkSdm40-8ajWkqgkqdzXQTKH0iXH0tz0U2qpM3a0
The government should publicly state that they are not seriously considering this proposal. The obesity crisis is serious, but this is not the solution.
BBC report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46179175?SThisFB&fbclid=IwAR2_MwWYdlQU4p8SeoADkSdm40-8ajWkqgkqdzXQTKH0iXH0tz0U2qpM3a0
Timeline
| 20 Nov 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 May 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
34
Status
Closed
Opened
20 Nov 2018
Closed
20 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.