This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Petition Mandate display of plastic:food volume ratio on all packaged foods items.
More than 8 million tonnes of plastic reaches our oceans each year.
By providing consumers with a plastic:food ratio on all packaging (with an associated red, amber or green rating) we will give them the facts to enable them to accept or reject products based on their impact on our environment.
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The UK Department of Health's colour coded front-of-pack scheme was introduced in 2009 and gives consumers the nutritional info they need to make the best choices for their health. Research into similar schemes has shown that sales of green items increased by 5% and sales of red items decreased by 9%.
Showing the ratio of plastic packaging:food volume empowers consumers to make the best choice for the health of our oceans. Let consumer power change the way global food corporations package.
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