Petition · past parliament
Ban advertising on fast food
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
Ban any advertising on foods that are unhealthy and all the companies that deliver them.
To tackle the obesity of children and adults in the UK. It worked with smoking and I know this would work with obesity.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you're concerned about unhealthy food, but we're not sure exactly what foods or companies you want to be banned from advertising. For example, it's not clear if you just want this ban only to apply to food that is normally referred to as "fast food", or any food that is unhealthy (for example because it has a high sugar or fat content). It's also not clear if you want the ban to cover just businesses that deliver "fast food", or any businesses that might deliver unhealthy foods, for example grocery stores.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We understand that you're concerned about unhealthy food, but we're not sure exactly what foods or companies you want to be banned from advertising. For example, it's not clear if you just want this ban only to apply to food that is normally referred to as "fast food", or any food that is unhealthy (for example because it has a high sugar or fat content). It's also not clear if you want the ban to cover just businesses that deliver "fast food", or any businesses that might deliver unhealthy foods, for example grocery stores.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 20 Mar 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Mar 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Mar 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.