Petition · past parliament
UK GOVERNMENT: Don't list calories on menus
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Stop calorie labelling on UK menus. When the government announced the proposals two years ago, eating disorder recovery charity Beat said that “evidence shows that calorie labelling exacerbates eating disorders of all kinds,”
Boris Johnson’s government plans to introduce legislation forcing restaurants and cafes with over 250 employees to put calorie counts on their menus. Calorie labelling on menus has been branded 'dangerous' and 'disappointing' by eating disorder campaigners. (Credit: Eater, London) "It's going to completely overwhelm and alienate people who are living with an eating disorder. I think it's really negligent and I'm really angry about it," said Alice Cachia,.(Credit:Manchester Evening News)
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
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Aug 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.