Petition · past parliament

To write the Alcohol word in the ingredients list of the products in Bold

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To encourage the supermarkets and companies to write the word alcohol when it is used as an ingredient in the products in Bold. As milk and wheat are usually written.
By doing so people who do not consume alcohol in any form will immediately realise its usage in products. In this way, we save time and embarrassment. And no more stopping in the crowded aisle of supermarkets just to read the long small words that create the ingredients list.

Why it was rejected

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

Require food labels to clearly indicate if food products contain alcohol

The bold markings are to denote allergens. You could start a petition calling for the Government to include alchohol in the legal list of allergens, if that's something you'd like to see happen.

Timeline

6 Jun 2021 Petition opened for signatures
11 Jun 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Jun 2021

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