Not make it mandatory for big hospitality firms to put calories on their menu

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the government to not make it mandatory for big hospitality firms to put calories on their menus.

1.25 million people in the UK have an eating disorder and it is the mental health issue that leads to the most deaths. I have nearly been a part of that statistic.

There are several problems with doing this:

-displaying calories can be extremely triggering for people with eating disorders who are trying to recover.
-it can make people become obsessed with calorie counting (lead to an eating disorder)
-it shows the government's lack of education surrounding causes of obesity. People do not overweight because of lack of understanding of calories, atleast speak to an expert in eating problems (a psychologist)
-People overeat as a coping mechanism

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Don’t require restaurants and cafes to display calorie counts on menus

Timeline

12 May 2021	Petition opened for signatures
18 May 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 May 2021

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