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1 they have been infected by some virulent bug, you can say
2 that person was killed by that dietary factor. You cannot
3 say that in this case unless someone chokes on a McDonald's
4 bun. I am not saying that to be frivolous, but just to an
5 obvious point. You can only judge these issues on a
6 population basis. You cannot judge them on the individual
7 basis which is, I suppose, why I am pointing it out in the
8 context of the use of the word 'your', as in 'your' diet --
9 blah, blah -- because that suggests somehow that you
10 personally are at high risk. On a population basis, yes; I
11 cannot say about Dave Morris or anybody else in the
12 population.
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14 Q. I will not ask you about the rest. No further questions.
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16 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Thank you.
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18 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, I think I am probably not going to ask
19 any questions at all but Mrs. Brinley-Codd has some
20 information which, before I cross-examine, she has just
21 received she would like to give me.
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23 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Shall we have the break there then?
24 Well, we will have a five minute break now. If we need to
25 we will have have another because of Mr. Claire. I said
26 not before 12.
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28 MR. RAMPTON: You did, my Lord. That is right.
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30 MR. JUSTICE BELL: We will see.
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32 MR. MORRIS: If I can just ask one further question?
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34 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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36 MR. MORRIS: I did not ask you about the last few lines of the
37 meaning of the leaflet as determined by the Judge, but I
38 think I will. As an expert on food nutrition policy, have
39 you got any comments about McDonald's, whether a global
40 corporation, food service corporation such as McDonald's
41 would or would not be aware of these kinds of matters,
42 links between diet and disease?
43 A. Of course they will.
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45 Q. Thank you very much.
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47 Cross-examined by Mr. Rampton
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49 MR. RAMPTON: I have only one thing to ask you about Mr.
50 Cannon. Do you have your latest statement there in front
51 of you?
52 A. Yes.
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54 Q. The one dated the 11th June of this year. First numbers
55 paragraph: "My own standing." Yes?
56 A. Yes.
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58 Q. You are in a sense, would it be right to describe you as
59 being in a sense as a sort of secretary to this panel?
60 A. Certainly.
