Prevent calorie information from being published on Children’s menus

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The ‘tacking obesity‘ strategies published on the 27th July encourage disordered eating behaviour and incentivise children to see food in terms of numbers. This must be prevented if the Mental and physical health of children is to be promoted.

The new plans to publish calories on menu’s to tackle childhood obesity has the potential to promote disordered eating habits in children. If from an early age, children view food in terms of numbers and feel as it certain items are ‘demonised’, they May face eating disorders in further adulthood. This should not be a risk we are willing to take and as such, Young children should not be Exposed to such blatant calorie information.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Stop the plan to include calorie counts on menus

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 4 Aug 2020

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