Petition · past parliament
Stop the government from putting calorie counters on restaurant menus.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Support people struggling with eating disorders and don’t display the numbers of calories on menus.
Calorie counting has not been proven to be effective, as it is what you are eating not the number of calories in it. This can also be incredibly damaging to people with eating disorders, or recovering from them, as places like restaurants are seen as safe places for many suffering with eating disorders, as they have a liberation in what they are eating.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 30 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Aug 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.