OREANDA-NEWS. April 28, 2015. Fitch Ratings has affirmed 30 U.S. Healthcare, Tobacco and Commodity Processor companies' ratings.

The worksheet 'Rating Actions' provides:

--A full list of ratings affirmed;
--A hyperlink to each issuer's rating summary page at www.fitchratings.com;
--Primary analyst and secondary analyst contact information.

Contact:

Committee Chairperson
Michael Weaver
Managing Director
+1-312-368-3156
Fitch Ratings, Inc.
70 W. Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60602


Media Relations: Alyssa Castelli, New York, Tel: +1 (212) 908 0540, Email: alyssa.castelli@fitchratings.com; Elizabeth Fogerty, New York, Tel: +1 (212) 908 0526, Email: elizabeth.fogerty@fitchratings.com.

Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:
--'Corporate Rating Methodology' (May 28, 2014).

The following issuer(s) did not participate in the rating process, or provide additional information, beyond the issuer's available public disclosure: Wyeth LLC, Pfizer Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Pharmacia Corp.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:
Corporate Rating Methodology - Including Short-Term Ratings and Parent and Subsidiary Linkage