Petition · past parliament
Stop the calorie count requirement on UK menus
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Scrap the recent and harmful law that restaurants and menus must display a calorie count, and have further research done about it’s effect on people with eating disorders.
Having a required calorie count display on all menus is extremely harmful to people with eating disorders and mental health surrounding people who suffer with disordered eating. The government should take into account the harm that comes with this law. This law is meant part of a plan to ‘tackle obesity’ in the UK, however putting calorie counts beside options will have little to no effect on obesity in the UK. I urge the UK government to learn more about eating disorders and remove this law.
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
| 15 May 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 May 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 May 2021
Follow this petition
Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.
Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.