This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Make selling fatloss products that have been proven not to work an offence.
Social media has provided a platform to those who are not nutritionally qualified to sell 'fatloss'products such as teas, wraps and pills in an unethical way. They make outrageous false claims and use before and after photos that do not belong to them. I want to put a stop to this.
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The post I saw that triggered this was a claim that a 'fat loss wrap' had the same effects as liposuction and it keeps the fat off. It's not on. They need to face penalties as the clients lose out financially as they do not achieve the stated claims at no fault of their own.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you would like more regulation for fat loss products, but are not sure exactly what products you would like banned. It is also already illegal to use false or deceptive messages in advertising, so we are not sure what further action you'd like the UK Government or Parliament to take.
You could start a new petition calling for specific types of weight loss products to be banned, if that is something you would like to see happen.
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