Stop the legislation that will publish calorie labels on menus

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Counting calories has been established to, in some cases, cause or trigger disordered eating. Calorie counting has been proved to be an ineffective way to lose weight long term, increases stigma around food choices and puts people vulnerable to eating disorders at risk.

Some resources include: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-involved/campaign/current/public-health-not-public-shaming
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/oby.21538#oby21538-bib-0038
https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/weight-management-articles/why-weight-loss-is-so-much-more-complicated
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5764193/#!po=6.00000

Why it was rejected

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

Stop the plan to include calorie counts on menus

Timeline

27 Jul 2020	Petition opened for signatures
3 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 3 Aug 2020

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