The MEPs voting for the Resolution were heeding the expert opinions of
medical and public health bodies from across Europe, US, Asia and Latin America and from UN bodies, including WHO, UNICEF, Save the Children, the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the European Midwives Association, Eurochild, Association of European Cancer Leagues, the European Federation of the Association of Dieticians (EFAD), the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), COFACE (the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union), EPHA (the European Public Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association,
Sustain's Childrens
Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby
Food Action Network
It takes a wide variety of
foods to
sustain these systems, and leaving one group out in favor of another can offset the balance and cause serious
medical issues such as heart disease, digestive issues, and some cancers.
«As a market leader, we have a responsibility and an obligation to help
sustain food - animal veterinarians in the United States,» said said J. Michael McFarland, DVM, Diplomate ABVP and Group Director of Veterinary
Medical Services & Corporate Citizenship for Pfizer Animal Health.