Day 081 - 31 Jan 95 - Page 22


     
     1   Q.   Some of the waste products, well, products that are not
     2        used for human consumption, are mixed in with animal feed
     3        as well?
     4        A.  Well, they tend to go away for treatment and,
     5        I suppose, they may be -- I do not know in this particular
     6        case whether they are or not.
     7
     8   Q.   But that is fairly standard practice in the industry?
     9        A.  Yes, but there is less now than there used to be.
    10
    11   Q.   Has that changed within the last few years or what?
    12        A.  Yes.
    13
    14   Q.   Since 1990?
    15        A.  Well, it has changed over a number of years.  I do not
    16        know whether 1990 was the turning point.
    17
    18   Q.   What were the concerns about that that has led to the
    19        changes?
    20        A.  Concern about waste products?
    21
    22   Q.   Yes, about them being used in animal feeds?
    23        A.  There was concern about contamination of animal feed.
    24
    25   Q.   So the animals themselves picking up the contamination when
    26        they eat the food?
    27        A.  Yes.
    28
    29   Q.   Yes?
    30        A.  Yes.
    31
    32   Q.   Thank you.  On the final page of the statement, on page 10,
    33        there is again mention of waste products there.  You do not
    34        have a note of what happened to their waste products, in
    35        the third paragraph?
    36        A.  Well, I understood that they were either removed in
    37        closed containers or removed to a facility on site for
    38        treatment.
    39
    40   Q.   You do not have a note of what happened after that?
    41        A.  No, I am sorry, I do not.
    42
    43   Q.   When you say:  "There was no evidence of any nuisance being
    44        caused by this procedure at the time of the visit", what
    45        nuisance are you referring to?
    46        A.  Well, there is no obvious spillage about, no smells, no
    47        flies.
    48
    49   Q.   Right.  So, it would be a nuisance to the people working
    50        there or nuisance to the neighbours or what? 
    51        A.  Well, nuisance in the terms that are within the Public 
    52        Health legislation. 
    53
    54   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Just describe that, can you?
    55        A.  It is a nuisance that might be caused to people in the
    56        vicinity, basically -- but that is not the precise wording
    57        used in the legislation.
    58
    59   MS. STEEL:   In the paragraph below that, you said that daily
    60        hygiene checks were reported to be carried out, and the

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