Don’t make it compulsory for calories to be shown on menus

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

There is a new legislation that means that calorie content needs to be shown on menus.. this is unfair and encourages disordered eating. As someone who has struggled with anorexia, I know how damaging this could be.

Instead of maybe focusing on calories, the government could be focusing on making nutritional meals more accessible for everyone. Calories don’t mean shit because some ‘healthy’ foods have more calories than foods that are full of chemicals. I agree that obesity needs to be tackled and people should be aware of what they eat but this is not the way to go about it, instead more education needs to happen around nutrition without making HFSS foods a fear. No one should feel guilty for eating.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Review proposed obesity measures to help those with eating disorders: Review proposed obesity measures to help those with eating disorders

Stop the plan to include calorie counts on menus: Stop the plan to include calorie counts on menus

Timeline

3 Aug 2020	Petition opened for signatures
6 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Aug 2020

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