Petition · past parliament
Require food items to display information relating to their carbon footprint
Closed
66 signatures
What the petition asks
The government should pass laws to make sure supermarkets and other food sellers publish clearly the carbon footprint of each item, including the air miles required. This should be done in a traffic light system in order to increase consumer awareness of the carbon footprint of our diets.
With climate change becoming a significant threat to this planet, the government should implement this to allow consumers to shop in a more eco-friendly way by seeing the impact their purchases have on the planet. The aim is to encourage people to buy items that are grown locally, and to encourage people to pick produce that has travelled the fewest air miles.
Timeline
| 20 Oct 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Apr 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
66
Status
Closed
Opened
20 Oct 2021
Closed
20 Apr 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.