As of 6 April 2022, it became compulsory for all restaurants, cafes, and takeaways in England that employ more than 250 people to include calorie counts on menus… … we believe that this could be detrimental to so many. 

A week after the calorie legislation has come in to force we have written an open letter to the Government calling on them to:

1. Make a commitment that the evaluation of the new legislation to label restaurants with calories on will happen in the first year with a commitment that members from the eating disorder community and experts will be involved in this review.

2. To make it mandatory for every single restaurant that meets the criteria for  mandatory calorie labelling will also offer a no-calorie menu choice for those who wish to request this.

3. To remove the labelling of calories on children’s menus in all restaurants immediately. 

Having your support with this letter would be amazing in order to create as much noise as possible! 

How you can help?

1. Tweet your local MP asking for their support: Suggested text: " Will you [@insert MP] support the Hearts Minds and Genes open letter to the Government because the latest calorie legislation is going to have detrimental consequences that this will have - not just on people affected by eating disorders, but also on wider society. https://www.instagram.com/p/CcSMb90OErA/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY= "

2. Write to the Secretary of State, your local MP and Boris Johnson asking for a commitment to the calls on the Government in this letter

3. Share your experiences and your thoughts on the latest calorie legislation 

Thank you so much for your ongoing support! Together we can change this!