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Review the UK Novel Foods Regs to allow medical mushrooms for human consumption

Submitted by Nichola Hemming on Sunday 14th December 2025

Published on Monday 26th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 26th July 2026

Current Signatures: 188
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Access ~ Busy ~ Diversity ~ Fairness ~ Fairs ~ Framework ~ Global ~ history ~ Medic ~ mushrooms ~ Nature ~ People in the UK ~ Producers ~ Reviewed ~ Science ~ Small businesses ~ The World ~ Traditional ~ Wellbeing

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Popularity

This petition has 188 signatures in total, with signatories from 141 constituencies. That makes it the 713th most popular open petition, and the 16,593rd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 35% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 4% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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