Petition · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Mandate information about added sugars on nutritional food labels
Closed
34 signatures
What the petition asks
Require food manufacturers to list added sugars separately from total sugars on nutrition labels to help consumers to more accurately track their intake and align with the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition's 5% free-sugar guideline.
UK nutrition labels are only required to show total sugars, combining natural sugars (e.g. from milk and fruit) with added sugars (e.g. from syrups and concentrates). Advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition limits free (added) sugars to 5% of calories, yet consumers can’t always track this. Clearer labelling could support obesity prevention, reduce diabetes and heart disease, cut pressure and costs on the NHS, and align the UK with countries like the US and Canada.
Timeline
| 20 Nov 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 May 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
34
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
20 Nov 2025
Closed
20 May 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 29 Aug 2026.