Day 067 - 15 Dec 94 - Page 33
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2 MS. STEEL: The number in the middle of the page at the bottom,
3 what is the page number of that?
4 A. Oh, 5. Is that the specification?
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6 Q. Yes.
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8 MR. MORRIS: It is one of them, yes.
9 A. They all have basically the same. It says in the
10 fourth line, it says: "Manufacturers must comply with all
11 applicable food laws and regulations". The Humane
12 Slaughter Act is part of those laws and regulations.
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14 Q. Right, so?
15 A. And it also says when doing business outside of the
16 United States, the same thing.
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18 Q. Where does it say that, sorry?
19 A. It also says prior to that that it includes when doing
20 business outside of the United States.
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22 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I think I will break off there. I would like
23 you to give it a bit more -- if you look at tab 4, for
24 instance, there is a raw material specification to McKey
25 Food Service Limited. On page 44 there is a section pre
26 and postmortem treatment, which refers to stress,
27 layeraging.
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29 MS. STEEL: Yes. I think document 4 only relates to the UK.
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31 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, it does. (To the witness): What you
32 are being asked -- you see, even that is specific to stress
33 and layeraging rather than the generality of the Slaughter
34 of Animals Act or the Slaughterhouse Hygiene Regulations
35 1979 -- is where in the documentation there is something
36 which tells the supplier that there must be a full
37 compliance with the Humane Slaughter Act.
38 A. We are missing a page that will include the Quality
39 Assurance specification. That is a common page for all of
40 our products.
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42 Q. On which page?
43 A. I do not see it here. But we have a page.
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45 Q. That is why I have suggested we break off now, among other
46 reasons. If you are saying there is another document,
47 apart from No. 5, which says that manufacturers must comply
48 with all applicable food laws and regulations ----
49 A. Yes, and this document also states that all
50 manufacturers must comply with all local and government
51 regulations, and the Humane Slaughter Act is part of those
52 regulations. Our suppliers certainly understand that.
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54 MR. MORRIS: Can I just ask a final question?
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56 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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58 MR. MORRIS (To the witness): In other words, apart from that
59 mention in small print at the bottom of the specification,
60 McDonald's does not have any animal welfare policy or it
