Petition · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pass a law to ban the addition of iron to food
Closed
90 signatures
What the petition asks
We urge the Government to pass a law that bans adding iron to food. We believe that during the 1940s, there were good reasons for adding iron to food as anaemia was not well understood. Now that is not the case. In 2004, Denmark banned certain enriched products including that had added iron.
We believe adding iron to food is dangerous for hemochromatosis sufferers, for whom iron overload can cause early death, and may also be harmful for non-hemochromatosis sufferers.
Timeline
| 25 Feb 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
90
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
25 Feb 2025
Closed
25 Aug 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 14 Aug 2026.