Day 148 - 05 Jul 95 - Page 51


     
     1   MS. STEEL:  I think she was probably just trying to be helpful
     2        and give some kind of explanation to the results of the
     3        swab tests in response to the document that the Plaintiffs
     4        had produced.  They could have explained the results in any
     5        way they saw fit if they wanted to.  This was something
     6        that was -- when the Bristol Food Laboratory tests were
     7        disclosed, again Mr. Bone could have made a statement
     8        explaining the results of the tests and why it was that
     9        they had so many Ds and Es, that there was not any problem
    10        with Ds and Es, everything was still OK and everything was
    11        in good condition; there was absolutely nothing to stop him
    12        doing that.  That would have been the correct procedure
    13        rather than waiting for our witness to give her evidence
    14        and then trying to get this in as a claim to rebuttal.
    15
    16        Just on the -----
    17
    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Can I just say that I only want to sit until
    19        about five past four tonight because I have another
    20        engagement.  If you can finish the question of Ms. Hovi and
    21        Mr. Bone tonight, well and good, and then we will call it a
    22        day and adjourn until tomorrow, which will leave you the
    23        question of recall of Mrs. Barnes and any matters which
    24        fall under your miscellaneous, "Any Other Business" head.
    25
    26   MS. STEEL:   The mince meat shift, again, that comes up here in
    27        paragraph 37 of Mr. Bone's statement.  Again, I mentioned
    28        this earlier, that Ms. Hovi brought this up in response to
    29        Mr. Bennett saying, on day 104 page 20, that the places
    30        were cleaned after the evening shift; the premises were
    31        cleaned after the evening shift.
    32
    33   MR. MORRIS:  That was line 13 on day 20 -- on page 20.  Point
    34        38, whether the local authority was aware or unaware of the
    35        mince shifts; he says he is not entirely clear what the
    36        significance of this is and, to be honest, I am not
    37        entirely clear what the significance is.  I do not think it
    38        is significant in terms of what is relevant in this case.
    39        So that is not relevant.
    40
    41        Whether the boning room supervisor (this is point 39 on
    42        page 21) had an office next to the OVS.  I cannot really
    43        see if that is materially going to affect the matters in
    44        this case.  The line speed, 40, is raised in her statement
    45        about the over-capacity which can only mean the line speed,
    46        and I think from my recollection it is the first bullet
    47        point under 7.  "The slaughterhouse and cutting premises
    48        operated with considerable over-capacity, causing the meat
    49        to be cut and dispatched at temperatures higher than
    50        required," because of the speed that things are moving 
    51        obviously.  Well, it could only mean the speed.  We asked 
    52        Mr. Bennett about this in any case, and I am sure he gave 
    53        evidence, I cannot remember where it was.
    54
    55   MS. STEEL:  Mr. Bennett gave evidence on Day 105, page 13, line
    56        45 about what he considered was the throughput at Jarretts.
    57
    58   MR. MORRIS:  Point 41, which is put down as a new point, whether
    59        sheep were being slaughtered in significant numbers or not,
    60        I cannot really see if that is a relevant point.  I am

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