Day 091 - 17 Feb 95 - Page 45
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2 Q. Did that include McDonald's?
3 A. I cannot remember how many. We had letters from many
4 customers, I cannot remember whether it included
5 McDonald's.
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7 Q. Have they ever said anything about it?
8 A. We may have discussed it in general terms, I do not
9 recall.
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11 Q. Can you turn to the new documents, bundle V, I think it is,
12 document No. 5 within that, please. If you turn to the
13 second page of that, do you recognise this?
14 A. Yes, I do.
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16 Q. It is from the Handbook of Medicine, Medicinal Feed
17 Additives?
18 A. Yes, it is.
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20 Q. The hazard warning says: "Skull and cross bone symbol and
21 toxic". Presumably, that is the hazard warning that is
22 actually on the container that the drug comes in?
23 A. That is correct.
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25 Q. That would also say "MAY CAUSE CANCER" in capital letters?
26 A. Yes, I expect it does, yes.
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28 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Where is that?
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30 MS. STEEL: It is the second page of document 5, the left-hand
31 column, second from the bottom, and it says "hazard
32 warnings" and then just to the right of that.
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34 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I see, yes.
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36 MS. STEEL: The Handbook of Medicinal Food Additives, where it
37 says "hazard warnings", is that what is typically found on
38 the container that the drug comes in?
39 A. The requirement to put that warning on was made by the
40 Veterinary Medicines Directorate sometime last year. So,
41 that is a relatively requirement.
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43 Q. Is that in general or are you talking about this drug in
44 particular, this antibiotic?
45 A. Yes, this antibiotic Furazolodone, that is a new
46 labelling requirement.
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48 Q. What was the labelling requirement for, do you know?
49 A. Well, it certainly did not have the skull and cross
50 bones and it certainly did not have the "MAY CAUSE CANCER".
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52 Q. The contra indications warnings, it says: "Animals must
53 not be slaughtered for human consumption during treatment.
54 Chickens, turkeys AND ducks may be slaughtered for human
55 consumption only after seven days from the last treatment"?
56 A. Yes.
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58 Q. Is that a new requirement?
59 A. That is a requirement for this particular form of
60 Furazolodone. This is a suspendable which is a water
