Day 039 - 20 Oct 94 - Page 27
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2 Q. OK. Is there anything else?
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4 MR. JUSTICE BELL: That is so, is it, Mr. Morris?
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6 MR. MORRIS: As far as I know, that is one of the reasons we
7 hoped to call Sally Bunday, but she is no longer coming.
8 I do have some documents somewhere. Is there any
9 particularly strong reference you want to draw the court to
10 for the nitrites? You have quite a number. That is all
11 common ground, you are saying, yes, the dangerous
12 properties of nitrosamines?
13 A. Oh, yes. I cannot recall ever encountering in a
14 meeting or a document the suggestion that nitrosamines were
15 not very undesirable.
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17 Q. Could you refer us to one paper that is particularly
18 strong? Obviously, if it is an official report -----
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20 MR. RAMPTON: I really do think it is a waste of time.
21 Professor Walker, who is perhaps, at any rate in the eyes
22 of JECFA and the World Health Organisation, the leading
23 authority on this question and on whose work their latest
24 report was largely based, accepts without hesitation that,
25 at any rate, some of the nitrosamines are potent
26 carcinogens.
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28 MR. JUSTICE BELL: That is a fair summary, is it?
29 A. I think it is. I would go a little further. I have
30 never heard anyone suggest there are any nitrosamines that
31 were not carcinogens, but I have not done an exhaustive
32 survey. But it is certainly true to say that at least some
33 of them are.
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35 MR. MORRIS: I am glad Mr. Rampton says we can rely -----
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37 MR. JUSTICE BELL: That is sufficient for your purpose. It is
38 then a matter of argument where one goes from there.
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40 MR. MORRIS: Yes. As I say, I am glad Mr. Rampton says we can
41 rely on Professor walker's evidence, which is slightly
42 different from what he said yesterday. (To the witness):
43 Is there any other further point you would like to make on
44 this before we move on?
45 A. On nitrate or nitrite, nothing over and above what is
46 in the text that I have provided. I believe that it spells
47 out my analysis as adequately as I can do now.
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49 Q. If we move on. The next on my list is BHA, 320?
50 A. It starts on page 20 of my text.
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52 Q. I think we kind of did do them separately when we did them
53 before. I cannot remember now. This is the most extensive
54 part of your compound in terms of your evidence, so can we
55 just deal with -- the intolerances are the main problem,
56 are they not?
57 A. No, they are not.
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59 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you want me to tell you which ones I have
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