Petition · past parliament

Don’t put calories on food menus

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

In current events, while mental health and more specifically eating disorders are such a huge problem, the government want to make it compulsory for restaurants, cafes and pubs to include calories on menus.
As someone who has been through anorexia, even when I’ve been recovered for nearly 2 year’s, I would (and so would so many other people) feel compelled to then chose my food and drink based on which has the least calories which could send me into a relapse, and can trigger other people into disordered eating who have never been through it also.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 May 2021

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