Day 061 - 05 Dec 94 - Page 56
1 regularly. It is not McDonald's obligation to go there.
2 We go there on a random but infrequent basis. The supplier
3 goes there on a regular basis. They would know if this was
4 going on on a continuous basis, there would be no question
5 of that.
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7 Q. Well, there are various other references to breaches of the
8 codes of practice that Mr. Gregory accepts, but I will not
9 go through them all with this witness.
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11 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you want to break off there then?
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13 MS. STEEL: Yes.
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15 (Short Adjournment).
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17 MS. STEEL: In your Fact Book on page 25 of it?
18 A. Yes.
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20 Q. You have got on the fifth paragraph down, "Chickens used
21 for McDonald's products are not reared in cages. They have
22 the freedom to move around at will"?
23 A. Yes.
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25 Q. Why is that then?
26 A. Because they are not reared in cages.
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28 Q. What, none of the chickens for McDonald's products?
29 A. Not the chickens, no; not for products, no.
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31 Q. You mean not for the meat?
32 A. Well, a McDonald's product is not an egg.
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34 Q. An egg is not a product then?
35 A. It is not a McDonald's product. It is a generic
36 product.
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38 Q. McDonald's sells eggs?
39 A. A McDonald's product would be Chicken Nuggetts or
40 Chicken Sandwich; that is a McDonald's product. That is
41 what meant by that statement.
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43 Q. There is nothing in this Fact book, is there, about egg
44 production?
45 A. There may not be.
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47 Q. You would like people to think that you re not responsible
48 for chickens being kept in battery cages, would you not?
49 A. Well, I think you could argue that same point on many
50 items. We cannot put every item in the Fact book.
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52 Q. Well, why tell people that chickens for McDonald's products
53 are not reared in cages? It is because people want to hear
54 they are not reared in cages?
55 A. No, I have just explained to you that a McDonald's
56 product is a chicken McNuggett or a chicken sandwich. That
57 is what we are referring to.
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59 Q. Why should anyone want to know that?
60 A. They may not. This is a Fact book of facts they may or
