Keep sugar out of school canteens

NSW guidelines for food labelling in school canteens are more than 10 years old, and out of step with national and international standards.

This petition of citizens of NSW brings to the attention of the House that the Australian dietary guidelines were updated in 2013 and as a result food and drinks containing added sugar were shifted into the "limited intake category" yet school canteen guidelines in NSW still rely on outdated 2003 national guidelines.

The undersigned petitioners therefore ask the Legislative Assembly to undertake an open and public review of the NSW Healthy Schools Canteen Strategy to bring it into line with the 2013 Australian dietary guidelines, reduce added sugar in school canteens and prioritise the long-term health of children.

Pledge your support for our campaign to reduce added sugar in schools on this online petition and we will send you a paper petition through the mail.

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Yota Krili signed 2017-03-10 17:57:32 +1100
Laura Carmody signed 2017-03-10 17:45:03 +1100
Graham Bagwill signed 2017-03-10 17:42:50 +1100
Tim Glover signed 2017-03-10 17:33:42 +1100
Katrina Hines signed 2017-03-10 17:32:14 +1100

Im not a parent, but see parents blamed again & again for childhood obesity issues. Ill add which lead to long term health problems in adult years, & further costs to public health. I believe its a social problem, not solely parenting problem. Schools have a responsibility to ensure kids are educated & provided the option to eat healthy. (especially considering they spend more waking hours of the week in school, not at home.) The premier made a commitment & goal to reduce the issue of childhood obesity within the next 10 years (was it by 5%?) I dont understand how this not updated in school canteens as part of the strategy.
Albert Lightfoot signed 2017-03-10 17:28:46 +1100
Kimberley Campbell-Zeltner signed 2017-03-10 17:17:57 +1100
richard dudlley-smith signed 2017-03-10 17:13:45 +1100

Richard Dudley-Smith
David Furley signed 2017-03-10 17:01:58 +1100

David Furley
Don Lyda signed 2017-03-10 16:55:21 +1100

Don Morris Lyda
Jan Solomon signed 2017-03-10 16:54:15 +1100
Kevin Mcdonnell signed 2017-03-10 16:53:53 +1100
Jon Firth signed 2017-03-10 16:49:06 +1100
Stephen Craven signed 2017-03-10 16:38:59 +1100

Dr Stephen Craven PhD
Vibha Pandey signed 2017-02-26 09:04:08 +1100
Tarnya Keating signed 2017-02-25 20:58:49 +1100
Sally Bray signed 2017-02-25 06:27:33 +1100

Sally Bray
Susan Sint Nicolaas signed 2017-02-24 22:10:12 +1100

Either put a tax on all junk food or just ban the worst as other European countries have done.

Government needs to get back to looking after the people and environment instead of their back pocket as well as future cushy jobs.
Todd St Vrain signed 2017-02-24 17:35:24 +1100
Susan Read signed 2017-02-24 17:25:36 +1100
Lester Jones signed 2017-02-17 17:12:45 +1100
Matthew Smith signed 2017-02-14 15:16:28 +1100

Healthy food for healthy children! :) Pollution free foods. Package free, Spray free and Organic. :)
Lesley Strachan signed 2017-02-13 08:29:30 +1100
Jodie Catherine signed 2017-02-08 17:20:26 +1100
Nadia Warne signed 2017-02-06 18:19:11 +1100
Robert Asser signed 2017-02-06 16:49:26 +1100

Rob Asser
Julian Turrell signed 2017-02-04 14:33:34 +1100

Obesity is a major health problem & prevention

can’t come early enough
Jan O'Leary signed 2017-02-04 10:53:58 +1100

These reforms are well overdue.
Anette Bremer signed 2017-02-03 20:59:08 +1100
Michael Donnelly signed 2017-02-03 19:57:29 +1100