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1 MR. MORRIS: I think it appeared on tray liners explaining
about the cartons that had HCFCs. Is that your
2 understanding of it?
A. I am sure that what we did as part of our educational
3 commitment is to communicate our changes with an important
issue. We want to communicate it to our customers. We
4 would have used a tray liner to communicate that. We
would have used a "Did you know?" pamphlet. We would
5 have put it in any other type of information that we could
possibly do so in order to communicate that change.
6
Q. Is it not a fact that it was a place mat headlined "Facts
7 about foam" and stated: "McDonald's foam packaging is
manufactured without" underlined "the use of
8 Chloroflorocarbons which are thought to be harmful to the
ozone layer". Do you recall that?
9 A. Well, I am sure that is an accurate statement, what
you have just said, correct. I have to see the exact tray
10 liner.
11 Q. But that would be, in your opinion, an accurate
description of what happened?
12 A. Yes. If you would like me to relook at it, I can
verify it, if you like.
13
Q. I have not got the original document.
14 A. Could I just take a look at that for a second?
15 MR. JUSTICE BELL: He says he does not have the original.
16 MR. MORRIS: I have an article.
A. I did not quite get the first half of his comments.
17
MR. JUSTICE BELL: What he asked you, after you gave had given
18 your original answer, was would that be, in your view, an
accurate description?
19 A. He was quoting something. I did not get the first
half of that quote exactly.
20
MR. MORRIS: Let me just quote you. It is an article in the
21 Washington Post, December 10th 1989. I believe it is part
of our documents.
22
MR. JUSTICE BELL: Just put the quote and then see.
23
MR. MORRIS: "The place mat in question" which is referring to
24 McDonald's "contains a large amount of text McDonald's
with smiling Big Mac containers", in brackets, "(clam
25 shells they are called in the trade), a section boldly
headlined: 'Facts about foam' declares that: 'McDonald's
26 foam packaging is manufactured without'", in italics,
"'the use of chloroflorocarbons (CFCs) which are thought
27 to be harmful to the ozone layer'"?
A. That is a totally accurate statement.
28
Q. Yes. Are you aware of Michael Oppenheimer, a senior
29 scientist with the Environmental Defence Fund?
A. I am aware of some of his work. He has published
30 articles and books related to global warming.
