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added sugar were shifted into the "limited intake category" yet school canteen guidelines in NSW still rely on outdated 2003 national guidelines.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

Jocelyn Newton
Catherine Naylor
Sarah Nicholson
Elizabeth Bragg
Amy Bonnefin
Ruby Pokhrel
Fiona Banovic
Conrad Kerin
Meg Wallace
Karyn Green
Trish Cahill
Carmen Blanco
Michelle Brown
Jeremy Lawrance
Amanda Sapienza
Viiu Jaaniste
Emma Frater
Amanda Dimery
Mathieu Nunez
Lucy Pittman
Melinda Conry
Brian Nicholls
Ruth Herman
AlexOonagh Redmond
Caroline Lurie
Alison Jose
Robert Skappel
Elise Sweeney
Pat Zinn
Maddy Kirsch
374
1,000 signatures

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  • Jocelyn Newton
    signed 2016-11-22 20:39:01 +1100
    Jocelyn Newton
  • Catherine Naylor
    signed 2016-11-22 20:38:51 +1100
  • Sarah Nicholson
    signed 2016-11-22 19:09:28 +1100
  • Elizabeth Bragg
    signed 2016-11-21 13:49:48 +1100
  • Amy Bonnefin
    signed 2016-11-21 13:27:26 +1100
  • Ruby Pokhrel
    signed 2016-11-21 11:33:02 +1100
  • Fiona Banovic
    signed 2016-11-21 10:22:46 +1100
  • Conrad Kerin
    signed 2016-11-21 06:51:41 +1100
  • Meg Wallace
    signed 2016-11-20 15:25:41 +1100
  • Karyn Green
    signed 2016-11-20 09:57:03 +1100
    Karyn Green
  • Trish Cahill
    signed 2016-11-19 20:35:24 +1100
  • Carmen Blanco
    signed 2016-11-19 16:06:19 +1100
    This is crazy. Our school canteen won’t let kids have full cream milk, but they can’t have all the sugar and chemicals they like.
  • Michelle Brown
    signed 2016-11-19 15:44:47 +1100
  • Jeremy Lawrance
    signed 2016-11-19 12:04:00 +1100
  • Amanda Sapienza
    signed 2016-11-19 08:56:01 +1100
  • Viiu Jaaniste
    signed 2016-11-19 08:32:36 +1100
  • Emma Frater
    signed 2016-11-19 08:16:08 +1100
    Emma Frater
  • Amanda Dimery
    signed 2016-11-18 21:39:18 +1100
  • Mathieu Nunez
    signed 2016-11-18 20:26:04 +1100
  • Lucy Pittman
    signed 2016-11-18 18:39:08 +1100
  • Melinda Conry
    signed 2016-11-18 18:29:36 +1100
  • Brian Nicholls
    signed 2016-11-18 18:11:10 +1100
  • Ruth Herman
    signed 2016-11-18 17:52:23 +1100
  • AlexOonagh Redmond
    signed 2016-11-18 17:42:50 +1100
  • Caroline Lurie
    signed 2016-11-18 17:39:59 +1100
    A most necessary and timely review. I remember having this fight during the 1970s when my own children were at school. Absurd that it has taken so long.
  • Alison Jose
    signed 2016-11-18 17:35:25 +1100
    Alison Jose
  • Robert Skappel
    signed 2016-11-18 17:32:56 +1100
  • Elise Sweeney
    signed 2016-11-18 17:11:05 +1100
  • Pat Zinn
    signed 2016-11-18 16:56:11 +1100
  • Maddy Kirsch
    signed 2016-11-17 18:33:49 +1100