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Reconsider and Change the New Calorie Legislation

Submitted on Sunday 24th April 2022

Rejected on Friday 29th April 2022

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Reconsider and Change the New Calorie Legislation

Petition Details

Calories should not be displayed on menus. Menus with calories on them should be a choice, with restaurants obliged to be able to provide them - but non-calorie menus should remain the default.

Additional Information

The new calorie legislation has potentially harmful effects. Though the dangers of obesity are well understood, the requirement for calories to be on menus is not the solution to the problem. For those who have struggled or are struggling with eating disorders, the law makes what should be a enjoyable event stressful and a reminder of these struggles. Furthermore, the assertion that a food is more healthy due to it having less calories is flawed; there is more to food than calorific content.


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This petition was rejected

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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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/614396

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