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1 document originate?
2 A. This is an industry document. This is the Sea Food
3 Industry Document from the Torry Research Station.
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5 MR. MORRIS: From the what, sorry?
6 A. Torry Research Station.
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8 MR. RAMPTON: Nothing to do with politics. I think Mr. Morris
9 is excited because he thinks it might be something to do
10 with the Conservative Party, I take it.
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12 MR. MORRIS: T-O-R-R-Y?
13 A. That is right, yes.
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15 MR. RAMPTON: Below "c", it says "worms and other parasites", do
16 you see that? "Specification of product as delivered"?
17 A. Yes.
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19 Q. It says: "Worms and other parasites. The maximum
20 tolerance for nematode worms is three worms per 3.2
21 kilograms or seven pound unit of fish flesh after the
22 batter and crumb has been removed. No other parasites are
23 permitted". Is that an industry guideline or does it
24 derive from government?
25 A. Well, it is an industry guideline but it is from the
26 Torry Research establishment which, I believe, is linked
27 with MAFF.
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29 MR. MORRIS: Can I just say, this document is not really
30 identified.
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32 THE WITNESS: There is a heading which is missing.
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34 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What has it got? Ours is cut off. Sea Fish
35 Industry Authority -- something. I probably have not read
36 even that correctly.
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38 MR. MORRIS: I have not got that at all.
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40 MR. RAMPTON: With your Lordship, I can go Sea Fish Industry
41 Authority but no further.
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43 MR. MORRIS: We have not even got that.
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45 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It is completely cut off. You can see about
46 a millimetre of some kind of title at the top. Perhaps it
47 can be found. It just depends how it has been photocopied.
48 You do not have it on yours?
49 A. It is cut off. There is on the top of the document
50 some information.
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52 MR. RAMPTON: If it matters, we can try to find the original.
53 (To the witness): Can I ask you this: How common are
54 these parasitic nematode worms in cod fish?
55 A. They are relatively common, yes.
56
57 Q. Are there any steps you at McDonald's or your suppliers ---
58 who I think they are Icelandic Foods, are they not, for
59 cod?
60 A. That is correct.
