Day 099 - 08 Mar 95 - Page 68
1 that where the fresh products are kept?
2 A. It depends what you mean by "fresh". Most of the fresh
3 products are kept chilled.
4
5 Q. I mean the products that -- I do not know, you tell me. Do
6 any food products kept in room temperature?
7 A. There are a number of products that come on the
8 ambient.
9
10 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Give one or two examples?
11 A. The McNugget Dips, salt sachets.
12
13 MR. MORRIS: Can you give us some other ones?
14 A. Pepper.
15
16 Q. Apart from just the seasoning?
17 A. Buns would come at ambient temperature, cold drinks,
18 syrups.
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20 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Is there anything which might deteriorate?
21 A. No. Well, they have shelf life limitations, but they
22 do not need temperature control for food safety reasons.
23
24 MR. MORRIS: Which of the products that come in the ambient
25 temperature section contain any dairy products in them or
26 meat or dairy products in them?
27 A. There are not any.
28
29 Q. So the person goes into the compartment and chooses,
30 generally, what, one chicken item from the chilled
31 compartment and one chicken item from the frozen
32 compartment and, basically, puts a thermometer inside to
33 check?
34 A. All the chicken is frozen, so when he takes his
35 temperature in the frozen compartment he will collect
36 normally a box of chicken and take the temperature of that
37 product which will be indicative of the temperature of the
38 rest of the frozen product on that vehicle.
39
40 Q. In the chiller, what will they do in the chiller? Will
41 they do the same?
42 A. They will do the same thing, but they will usually use
43 a bag of milk shake mix again because it is the easiest
44 product to get a quick temperature reading from without
45 actually destructively probing.
46
47 Q. You said it is unusual for a consignment to be rejected at
48 the store, at the restaurant?
49 A. Yes.
50
51 Q. What are the examples of when they have been rejected?
52 What are the kinds of reasons for rejection? Is it just
53 temperatures?
54 A. Yes. Normally the only reason for rejection would be a
55 temperature problem and usually that is because there has
56 been some breakdown of the equipment on the vehicle, the
57 refrigeration equipment.
58
59 Q. What about if people see food, for example, with mould on
60 the buns or something, would that be a good reason for
