Submitted on Tuesday 28th July 2020
Rejected on Monday 3rd August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
UK GOVERNMENT: Don't list calories on menus
Stop calorie labelling on UK menus. When the government announced the proposals two years ago, eating disorder recovery charity Beat said that “evidence shows that calorie labelling exacerbates eating disorders of all kinds,”
Boris Johnson’s government plans to introduce legislation forcing restaurants and cafes with over 250 employees to put calorie counts on their menus. Calorie labelling on menus has been branded 'dangerous' and 'disappointing' by eating disorder campaigners. (Credit: Eater, London) "It's going to completely overwhelm and alienate people who are living with an eating disorder. I think it's really negligent and I'm really angry about it," said Alice Cachia,.(Credit:Manchester Evening News)
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