Petition · past parliament
Stop it becoming mandatory for large food establishments to display calorie info
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the government to not make it mandatory to display calorie information on all food bought from large restaurants, cafes, and takeaways. Calorie labelling has an insufficient effect on the choices of those who this new strategy is aimed at, but jeopardises eating disorder recovery for others.
The new laws that will require large restaurants, cafes and takeaways to add calorie labels to the food they sell will cause more harm than good. There are 1.25 million people in the UK suffering with eating disorders, and this new law will be detrimental to their recovery. This will lead to increased hospitalisation and inpatient treatment, all of which are cost they NHS. So while being proven to have little to no effect on those it’s aimed at, this new law will make those with EDs suffer more.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 29 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Aug 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.