Submitted on Monday 1st August 2022
Rejected on Wednesday 3rd August 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Reduce the amount of sugar in food products.
We’re asking the government to expand the sugar tax to introduce:
– A tax on all foods where sugar falls into the red category of food traffic light labels
– A ban on multi-buy deals for high sugar foods
– Pre watershed TV advertising ban for junk foods.
Sugar plays a crucial role forming bacteria within plaque, which produces the acid responsible for tooth decay.
Recent figures show children’s tooth decay costs the NHS more than £40 million every year.
It's estimated one in three adults suffer from dental caries and one in four children.
Government recently deferred a ban on multi-buy deals and junk food TV advertising.
It blamed the cost of living crisis.
However it increased National Insurance payments to cover the rising cost of healthcare.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Reducing the amount of sugar in food is a decision for manufacturers and those preparing food. We could accept a petition calling for the changes you'd like to see on taxation, advertising and deals providing the petition's title/main request is clear that is what you're asking to happen.
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