Rejected petition Actively drive a decrease in the amount of ultraprocessed food eaten in UK.

I want the government to promote better health and to RESIST lobbying by powerful food industries who fool us all into eating ultra-processed foods which damage our health and increase levels of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, strokes and other harms. Food labelling needs improvement and honesty.

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Advertising is effective. It’s propaganda. Billions are invested in persuading us that this or that processed food is HEALTHY when in fact the messages on the packets (eg: Added vitamins! Low in fat/sugar/salt!) are misleading and fool many people that they are doing the best for their health. Research has proved that high fat diets are NOT bad. High starch diets ARE. Many myths about food are busted in “Spoon-Fed. Why Almost Everything We’ve been Told About Food is Wrong” Professor Tim Spector.

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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 Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do, such as an awareness campaign or banning the advertising of ultra processed food.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for ultra processed food to be regulated:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/705956

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Date submitted 19 January 2025
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