Petition · past parliament
Prevent mandatory calorie labelling of menus
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Do not make including calories on menus mandatory, it is hugely dangerous for those with eating disorders - the most fatal mental illness. All restaurants should be able to have these available but including them in the majority of restaurants is against guidance from eating disorder specialists.
Calorie counting often leads to an unhealthy obsession with numbers when eating, instead of focusing on what is healthy and enjoyable. It is estimated over 1.6 million and up to 7% of the UK population could suffer from an eating disorder and calorie counting doesn't address the root cause of the disorder. It has also been found that calorie counting apps exacerbate eating disorders, the same could be expected from calorie counted menus.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Aug 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.