Keep sugar out of school canteens

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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added sugar were shifted into the "limited intake category" yet school canteen guidelines in NSW still rely on outdated 2003 national guidelines.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. 

Who's signing

Barbara Shiels
Stewart Peters
Tristen van der Kley
Jessica Clay
Linda Allen
Maria Whipp
Dee Garrett
Paul Connor
Krys Lojek
Cristina Beteg
Margaret Perger
Theo Truter
Tanya Christofides
Alayne White
Kim Davies
Michael Togias
Paula Bridges
Kellie Krause
Wayne Stinson
Georgia Munro
Teresa Jung
Patrice Savage
Averil Quinn
Caoimhe Hokins
Sarah Lee
Sharyn Brown
Alexandra Luffman
Paul Markham
Leesa Campbell
Wendy Pearson
374
1,000 signatures

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  • Barbara Shiels
    signed 2016-11-23 09:17:31 +1100
  • Stewart Peters
    signed 2016-11-23 09:07:11 +1100
  • Tristen van der Kley
    signed 2016-11-23 09:01:20 +1100
  • Jessica Clay
    signed 2016-11-23 08:44:09 +1100
  • Linda Allen
    signed 2016-11-23 08:16:54 +1100
  • Maria Whipp
    signed 2016-11-23 07:16:00 +1100
  • Dee Garrett
    signed 2016-11-23 07:15:18 +1100
  • Paul Connor
    signed 2016-11-23 06:18:43 +1100
  • Krys Lojek
    signed 2016-11-23 06:16:25 +1100
  • Cristina Beteg
    signed 2016-11-23 04:16:30 +1100
  • Margaret Perger
    signed 2016-11-23 01:22:11 +1100
    Just taxing high sugar drinks is not the answer. Tax all high sugar, high salt and hi fat foods would be more relevant. Schools need to make healthy food attractive.
  • Theo Truter
    signed 2016-11-22 23:15:16 +1100
    Take note that sugar is now the world’s biggest addiction, as it is surreptiously added into every prepared food/drink.

    Consumers take it in without proper checking of labels or the known contents.
  • Tanya Christofides
    signed 2016-11-22 23:01:21 +1100
  • Alayne White
    signed 2016-11-22 22:49:06 +1100
  • Kim Davies
    signed 2016-11-22 22:21:09 +1100
  • Michael Togias
    signed 2016-11-22 22:07:46 +1100
  • Paula Bridges
    signed 2016-11-22 21:54:45 +1100
  • Kellie Krause
    signed 2016-11-22 21:52:38 +1100
    I would like for my children not to be exposed to the tempting and addictive sugars that are in what is thought to be “healthy food”.
  • Wayne Stinson
    signed 2016-11-22 21:50:17 +1100
  • Georgia Munro
    signed 2016-11-22 21:45:52 +1100
  • Teresa Jung
    signed 2016-11-22 21:21:11 +1100
  • Patrice Savage
    signed 2016-11-22 21:16:07 +1100
    This needs to be nationwide
  • Averil Quinn
    signed 2016-11-22 21:14:35 +1100
    Averil Quinn
  • Caoimhe Hokins
    signed 2016-11-22 21:13:05 +1100
  • Sarah Lee
    signed 2016-11-22 21:12:56 +1100
  • Sharyn Brown
    signed 2016-11-22 21:10:50 +1100
  • Alexandra Luffman
    signed 2016-11-22 21:01:51 +1100
    Alexandra Luffman
  • Paul Markham
    signed 2016-11-22 20:55:10 +1100
  • Leesa Campbell
    signed 2016-11-22 20:46:35 +1100
  • Wendy Pearson
    signed 2016-11-22 20:41:24 +1100