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e-214 (Food policy)
E-petition
Initiated by Chris Hamilton from Burnaby, British Columbia
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Health
Whereas:
- It's our responsibility as rational beings to acknowledge and honour the troves of completed research regarding fast food and its negative effects on our health, especially where children are concerned; and
- It's our responsibility as parents and teachers of children to consider deeply the effects of food we feed them before doing so.
We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Minister of Health to:
1. Heed credible scientific evidence that affirms the consumption of fast food products as being exceedingly detrimental to the physical health of consumers;
2. Recognize and publicly acknowledge the harmful health effects of fast food products from select major restaurant chains as being on par or close to on par with those of cigarettes;
3. Implement public education programs aimed at informing Canadians, particularly youth, about the harmful health effects of fast food consumption; and
4. Force fast food restaurants to label all of their food packaging (i.e. hamburger wrappers, paper bags) with accurate nutritional information and warning labels similar to those found on packages of cigarettes, including a graphic depiction of one of the many possible ailments that can result from over-consumption (i.e. a carotid artery).
- Open for signature
- March 7, 2016, at 8:57 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- July 5, 2016, at 8:57 a.m. (EDT)
