Day 104 - 15 Mar 95 - Page 39


     
     1        not become involved in discussions, but that would be a
     2        long way down the line from the situation with Ms. Hovi.
     3
     4   Q.   I was going to ask -- I think you have probably answered it
     5        but I will ask it just the same -- whether the OVS would
     6        have any right under the law to demand inspection of a
     7        customer's meat specification?
     8        A.  No, in my opinion, she would not have that right.
     9
    10   Q.   Finally, from what you have told us, your evidence about
    11        the incidence of E.coli, and your knowledge of Jarretts
    12        operation, can I ask you this:  looked at as a matter of
    13        reality, rather than theoretical possibility, what risk to
    14        human health do you think the meat which leaves Jarretts
    15        premises on its way to McKey presents to human health?
    16        A.  I believe that the meat dispatched from Jarretts is
    17        perfectly sound and perfectly fit for human consumption.
    18
    19   MR. RAMPTON:  Thank you.
    20
    21        My Lord, those are all the questions I have in chief.
    22
    23   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Mr. Bennett, would you like to go and sit
    24        down?
    25
    26   MR. MORRIS:  My Lord, before we break for lunch, it may be worth
    27        asking a couple of questions relating to the documents.
    28
    29   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Just pause, Mr. Bennett.  You certainly can
    30        if you wish, yes.
    31
    32   MR. MORRIS:  Just on that.
    33
    34   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  May I ask, it was said that Mr. Pattison
    35        could be here by 2.30?
    36
    37   MR. RAMPTON:  Yes, my Lord.
    38
    39   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Was there any possibility of him actually
    40        arriving early or was that the soonest he could get here?
    41
    42   MR. RAMPTON:  Yes, my Lord, and to be perfectly straightforward
    43        about it, as I hope I always am, this is an annual
    44        presentation for one of Sun Valley's ----
    45
    46   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I do not need to know.  It is just if the
    47        2.30 allowed any margin of error, we might have all got
    48        back 10 minutes early in case he arrived early.
    49
    50   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, the position is that he is in a place in 
    51        London where he will barely have time to eat his sandwiches 
    52        in order to get here by 2.30. 
    53
    54   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Very well.  We will leave it at 2.30 then.
    55
    56                  Cross-examined by the Defendants
    57
    58   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  There is absolutely no obligation on you to
    59        fill the time until 1 o'clock, Mr. Morris.  If you want to
    60        take the opportunity of asking questions, we will rise at 1

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