Petition · past parliament
Prevent the introduction of calorie labelling in restaurants to tackle obesity.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Instead of introducing new and potentially harmful weight loss measures, the Government should: focus on educating the public about healthy, balanced eating instead of promoting dieting and unhealthy behaviours which will be hugely damaging for those struggling or in recovery from an eating disorder
I am very concerned about how this measure will affect those struggling with or vulnerable to disordered eating behaviour, and I am doubtful it will have a positive long term affect on rates of obesity.
Though calorie manipulation may help some people lose weight, in general it is mentally and physically harmful to shape one’s food intake with numbers, regardless of current health status. We should instead focus on general nutritional and health education in schools and the wider community.
Though calorie manipulation may help some people lose weight, in general it is mentally and physically harmful to shape one’s food intake with numbers, regardless of current health status. We should instead focus on general nutritional and health education in schools and the wider community.
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
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Aug 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.