Day 107 - 24 Mar 95 - Page 48
1 Government".
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3 THE WITNESS: I have the paper but all I have is the actual
4 paper numbers -----
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6 MR. RAMPTON: I gave you ---
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8 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Page 222.
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10 MR. RAMPTON: -- a printed page number, top left-hand corner of
11 page?
12 A. I am sorry, yes, I have it.
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14 Q. I have not independent page numbers because most pages are
15 numbered.
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17 MR. JUSTICE BELL: He has it now.
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19 MR. RAMPTON: Appendix B, paragraph B.4, entitled End Point
20 controls. This is in April 1989 which is some 13 years
21 after 1976?
22 A. Yes.
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24 Q. You say this -- it is you, is it not?
25 A. Yes.
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27 Q. "That millions of meals are prepared and served daily
28 suggest that millions of cooks daily are able to prevent
29 salmonella food poisoning"?
30 A. Yes.
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32 Q. Bear with me. "It is worth considering that very few cooks
33 are actually responsible for food poisoning outbreaks
34 compared to the proportion that are not."
35 A. Yes.
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37 Q. It is a small problem, is it not, in public health or human
38 health terms?
39 A. Proportionately, yes. Mr. Rampton, there are two
40 answers to this. Obviously, you can see which direction
41 I was coming from. In absolute terms it is considered a
42 major public health problem. As a proportional problem, it
43 is a very small proportion.
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45 Q. Assume it to be common ground between yourself and
46 McDonald's that it would be highly desirable, Mr. North, if
47 there were no cases of food poisoning anywhere in the world
48 at any time ever more. Assume that McDonald's accept
49 without reservation, if you will, your proposition made
50 earlier today that to cause food poisoning in its customers
51 is commercial suicide for a food caterer?
52 A. It tends to be.
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54 Q. Yes. Now, please, turn to page 229, appendix D, of this
55 paper. I will read the whole of this to you before I ask
56 you a question about it. "Elimination of eggs". You are
57 concentrating on the proposition that British eggs were
58 dangerous. "To the question: 'Should I give up eating
59 eggs?' the advice is as follows: It is a personal
60 decision, but if you feel that there is sufficient grounds
