Petition · past parliament

Abolish suggestions to display calorie information on drinks and menus

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Stop displaying calorie information next to food and drink as a way of ‘preventing obesity’. Educate people on what a healthy, balanced diet looks like without demonising calories and promoting restriction.
While obesity is a very real issue in our society, displaying calorie information next to each item has a very detrimental effect, particularly on those who already suffer with serious eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders. Calories are just a unit of energy and don’t show how ‘healthy’ food is. We should be aiming to educate the public on what a healthy, balanced diet looks like without promoting the idea that more calories is always a bad thing.

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 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Aug 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.