Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Require health warnings on advertisements for fast food
Closed
120 signatures
What the petition asks
The UK Government should require fast food companies to include health warnings on all adverts. This is the Governments responsibility for public health. Whilst rules restricting advertising for unhealthy foods online and before 9pm on TV have been a step forward, more needs to be done.
The restrictions on advertising unhealthy foods online and before 9pm on TV should be a good start for promoting healthier eating in the UK, but we believe it isn't enough.
The UK population shouldn't be encouraged to eat more fast food through ads, which could exacerbate the crisis of obesity. We need more to do more, by requiring health warnings on those ads - as seen on betting and smoking adverts - so people are made aware to the negative consequences of over-consumption of fast-food.
The UK population shouldn't be encouraged to eat more fast food through ads, which could exacerbate the crisis of obesity. We need more to do more, by requiring health warnings on those ads - as seen on betting and smoking adverts - so people are made aware to the negative consequences of over-consumption of fast-food.
Timeline
| 22 Nov 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 May 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
120
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
22 Nov 2022
Closed
22 May 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.