3 Amendments of Merja KYLLÖNEN related to 2017/2254(INI)
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that in order to take sufficient steps to tackle AMR, the One Health principle must play a central role, reflecting the fact that the health of people and animals areis interconnected and that diseases are transmitted from people to animals and vice versa; stresses, therefore, that diseases have to be tackled in both people and animals, while also taking into consideration the environment, which can be another source of resistant microorganisms; points in this connection to the importance of cross-administrative cooperation;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expresses its concern at a practice in many Member States which is conducive to the development of AMR in that farmed animals are fed with antibiotics intended to prevent diseases; applauds the practice in some Member States in which antibiotics are given to farmed animals for the sole purpose of treating them when a veterinarian has found them to be sick;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to advocate EU standards and measures for tackling AMR in trade agreements; considers it important in this connection to observe high environmental and quality standards in the production of foodstuffs and the raw materials from which they are made; notes with concern that in countries outside Europe antibiotics are also used in animal feed as growth promoters;