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1 thousands of samples and they publish it six-monthly, the
2 result of all their tests.
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4 MS. STEEL: Have you ever had any contact at all with the farms
5 supplying meat for McDonald's?
6 A. Yes, I have been on a couple of farms which were
7 connected with abattoirs, yes.
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9 Q. That is for cows, is it?
10 A. No, it was steers and heifers.
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12 Q. OK. Was that just as a matter of interest or what?
13 A. Yes.
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15 Q. It was?
16 A. Yes.
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18 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Could you just pause there a moment? The
19 picture I have, rightly or wrongly, is that your
20 investigation or your specification and investigation
21 reaches out as far as the abattoir?
22 A. Yes, sir.
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24 Q. But not beyond that?
25 A. No, sir.
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27 Q. Going back down the line?
28 A. It is not practical sir.
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30 MS. STEEL: So have you ever made any input in terms of
31 suggesting farming methods or anything like that?
32 A. Have I?
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34 Q. Yes.
35 A. No.
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37 Q. Has McKey's?
38 A. No.
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40 Q. Has McDonald's ever asked you to do that?
41 A. No.
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43 Q. Is that something you have asked the abattoirs to do?
44 A. No.
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46 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Sit down for a moment, if you want to collect
47 your thoughts.
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49 MS. STEEL: Thank you.
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51 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You remember I said sit down whenever you
52 want, Mr. Walker.
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54 MR. MORRIS: Mr. Walker, you said in your statement that meat is
55 never any longer than 24 hours maximum from arrival to the
56 freezer; is that correct?
57 A. Yes.
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59 Q. So when the meat arrives it actually takes you, say,
60 something like 20 minutes, something like that, to make a
