Petition · past parliament
Allergen Awareness - Save Lives - Help small business survive with Collaboration
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
• To vet and agree “a single source of truth” for all information to use an API and PDF’s
• Enforce manufacturers to help with API’s. Government to agree upon one database
• One government department owning the “single source of truth” who would manage & maintain the database after initial build
• Enforce manufacturers to help with API’s. Government to agree upon one database
• One government department owning the “single source of truth” who would manage & maintain the database after initial build
The current law is impossible to comply with. Changes must be made. It is the government’s responsibility to provide tools that are workable - the government must play its part to assist enabling this.
Our aim is unite all areas of our industry to make changes for the good of every caterer. We have the backing of UK Hospitality, Erudus, Leeds University Business School, 14 catering suppliers so far.
Erudus is building a free API single source of truth but needs the industry & Government approval
Our aim is unite all areas of our industry to make changes for the good of every caterer. We have the backing of UK Hospitality, Erudus, Leeds University Business School, 14 catering suppliers so far.
Erudus is building a free API single source of truth but needs the industry & Government approval
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.
Your petition raises concerns about existing legislation regarding allergies, but it's not clear what changes you want to be made to this legislation.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Your petition raises concerns about existing legislation regarding allergies, but it's not clear what changes you want to be made to this legislation.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 28 Feb 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Mar 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.