Petition · past parliament
Stop Boris from putting calorie counts on menus to protect people with EDs
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
While the obesity strategy of displaying a calorie count on all restaurant menus has a good intention to allow people to have healthy lifestyles, it can be incredibly harmful to people with Eating disorders and in recovery, as people will constantly counting and feeling guilty about calories.
Dont enforce or promote the display of calories on restaurant or cafe menus.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Aug 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.