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         Q.   But you are McDonald's nutritionist?
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         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  He is called as a witness.  You may argue
     3        that he is here to support McDonald's.  I do not know
              whether you will argue that or not, but he is called as a
     4        witness, so I do not identify him necessarily.
 
     5   MR. MORRIS:  Do you think the use of colour additives is
              justified in McDonald's food?
     6        A.  It does not cause me a problem.
 
     7   Q.   So you think it is justified?
              A.  Yes.
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         Q.   So your position is different from the EC position on need
     9        then?
              A.  No, the position I take (and I think the position
    10        which is also taken by McDonald's) is that if it is
              allowed by the legislation, then it will be considered for
    11        use.
 
    12   Q.   Now if we go back to page -----
 
    13   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  If we are going back somewhere else, let us
              break off until 2 o'clock.
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         MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, before we do that, might I enquire how
    15        much longer this cross-examination is likely to be?
 
    16   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  What I suggest you do over the mid-day
              break is ----
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         MS. STEEL:  If it is any help -----
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         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Just pause a moment -- as I understand it,
    19        the plaintiffs have a specific expert on additives,
              namely, Professor Walker.  So all I suggest is you
    20        consider to what extent you need to put matters in
              relation to additives to Professor Wheelock if your real
    21        target is Professor Walker.
 
    22   MS. STEEL:  I did not intend to go into great detail, but
              seeing this has been entered into evidence, I felt we
    23        ought to deal with it.
 
    24   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It will not be held against you if you do
              not put something in relation to it when it is being read
    25        into Professor Wheelock's statement.  A lot of it seems to
              me to have been intended as historical background or state 
    26        of play background rather than expressing a personal view 
              of his. 
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         MS. STEEL:  Realistically, I think we are unlikely to be able
    28        to start on Professor Keen this afternoon.
 
    29   MR. RAMPTON:  No.  I asked whether cross-examination would be
              finished this afternoon.
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         MS. STEEL:  If that is going to be asked, whether we are going

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