Day 099 - 08 Mar 95 - Page 47
1 Q. Never mind.
2 A. It could be a 5, yes.
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4 Q. It is somewhat less than a million, whatever it is.
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6 MR. MORRIS: It is a 5 on the original document which,
7 interestingly enough, is easier to read.
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9 MR. RAMPTON: It is 160,000 and the low was 56,000, right?
10 A. Yes.
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12 Q. Can you help me -- I need some help with this -- if you
13 cannot help, Dr. Pattison may be able to, "Equipment swabs,
14 bacteria per 16 square centimetres", yes?
15 A. Yes.
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17 Q. What do the entries "C" and "A" mean under "high" and "low"
18 respectively?
19 A. You need the key to determine exactly what those counts
20 refer to. I think, from memory, "A" is 0 to 100, "B" is
21 100 to 500 and "C" is over 500.
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23 Q. There is not any entry for a percentage over 500 per 16
24 square centimetres.
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26 MS. STEEL: Could we ask if a copy of the key to be provided?
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28 MR. RAMPTON: Do you have a copy of the key at McDonald's, would
29 you have?
30 A. Yes. I am just wondering if there is actually one in
31 here. If it is not in here, I can certainly check. I do
32 not know the numbers off the top of my head.
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34 Q. In fact, if we turn over the page to page 68, this is -----
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36 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Where would one enter the percentage on the
37 form if they were over those figures, just at the end of
38 percentage over whatever box? Suppose you had a percentage
39 which were over 500 bacteria on equipment swabs per 16
40 square centimetres, where would you put the percentage in
41 -- just in front of the percentage?
42 A. Just in front of the percentage sign.
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44 MR. RAMPTON: So this person would have to minusculise their
45 writing somewhat?
46 A. These are just additional checks that we have asked
47 for.
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49 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Fair enough, but that is where you would put
50 it. You would put a 7, or whatever it happened to be, in
51 front of the percentage sign?
52 A. Yes.
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54 MR. RAMPTON: You mean there are additional checks you have
55 asked for - I am sorry, I am not following that. What does
56 that mean?
57 A. We have been relating all the results on the
58 microbiological counts on the meat products to
59 specifications.
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