Day 068 - 16 Dec 94 - Page 53
1 A. I have not been in Norway so you can make -- we do not
2 have -- not all restaurants have the same, all of the same
3 products; pork in many countries, it is not, we do not use,
4 we do not have it.
5
6 Q. If we turn over to Sweden, according to that one, the
7 chicken from Sweden is not exported to Norway, so that does
8 not take us any further where Norway get their chicken
9 from. Then we go on to Brazil. Braslo have not filled in
10 the export column, box 3. Is Braslo an entirely McDonald's
11 plant or is it a plant that supplies many different
12 companies?
13 A. No, it is a dedicated plant to McDonald's.
14
15 Q. So, did you check? When you got no answer for something,
16 did you check with those countries?
17 A. Yes, in this particular case we were looking at
18 exporting, potential opportunities of exporting the product
19 from Brazil. The only place that I know they are not
20 really exporting, they are just processing pork, is
21 Uruguay. Braslo receives raw materials from Uruguay
22 because the government requires, wants, the raw materials
23 to be used in Uruguay from Uruguay. So, the raw materials
24 go from Uruguay, processed in Brazil, in Braslo, and then
25 back to Uruguay.
26
27 Q. From Uruguay, back to Uruguay again, does that apply to all
28 three, beef, pork and chicken?
29 A. No, only beef.
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31 Q. Have you visited Braslo?
32 A. Yes, I have.
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34 Q. When they say under "Are animals rested prior to stunning
35 and slaughtering?", "By law", what does that mean?
36 A. That means there are local regulations that require
37 that.
38
39 Q. Is that a "yes" or a "no"?
40 A. That is a "yes" according to the law.
41
42 Q. So is that the only category that has any regulations to do
43 with it then?
44 A. As far as I can tell, yes.
45
46 Q. You do not happen to know or remember how long they are
47 rested for?
48 A. No, I do not.
49
50 Q. This thing with Brazil taking beef from Uruguay and
51 returning it to Uruguay processed, is that because there is
52 no process plant in Uruguay?
53 A. Yes, that is one of the reasons; (2) because it is a
54 requirement from the government; (3) because that is what
55 the customers want.
56
57 Q. The customers where?
58 A. In Uruguay.
59
60 Q. The customers in Uruguay want the beef to be taken to
