Submitted on Tuesday 28th July 2020
Rejected on Monday 3rd August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop restaurants from writing calories and exercise guidance on menus
The Government has recently started a campaign to enforce the showing of calories on menus and labels and sometimes provide exercise guidance to burn off what you eat. This sort of information should not unavoidably visible- instead, it should be available for those who wish to see it.
Calorie counting is incredibly dangerous: not only is it inaccurate, but it is also triggering for eating disorders. Obesity is a very real risk but eating disorders have the highest mortality rate in the mental health sector. It is very easy to be consumed by exercise and restricting food or purging; people should be allowed to chose from a menu freely without worrying about what it means.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/332940
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