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     1        I did not know -----
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     3   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Whatever your confusion is, what is the point
     4        you are after?
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     6   MR. MORRIS:  Well, if the Plaintiffs wish to rely on it as a UK
     7        document -----
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     9   MR. RAMPTON:  No, my Lord.  It is there now because Mr. Walker
    10        found it in his file, as I think was explained at the
    11        time.  It did not come from McDonald's.  It is an old
    12        specification.  It appears to originate in the United
    13        States. The significance of it that far is that it has a
    14        prohibition against imported beef dated from 1978/79, which
    15        obviously does not apply to this country.  That is its
    16        significance.
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    18   THE WITNESS:  I think I said that, did I not, a few days ago?
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    20   MR. MORRIS:  Yes, but it is headed "England".
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    22   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  We do not want to go back on the imported
    23        beef side.  What I am asking is, is there another point in
    24        relation to food poisoning or rearing and slaughter which
    25        you are after there, or are you just enquiring about it?
    26        Obviously, an enquiring mind is generally thought to be a
    27        good thing, but we need to know that we are enquiring about
    28        something which is in point.
    29
    30   MR. MORRIS:  We are obviously finishing up bits and pieces now.
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    32   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  I am trying to help you by finding what
    33        the point is, because Mr. Walker may be able to help you
    34        one way or another then, you see.
    35
    36   MR. MORRIS:  I will move on from that particular document.
    37
    38   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  We will have a break but I will not go to the
    39        formality of leaving court.  (Pause).
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    MS. STEEL:   Have you got your statement there?  Is that the
    42        right bundle?
    43
    44   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yellow IX.
    45
    46   MS. STEEL:   The raw material specifications that are at the
    47        Appendix 2, this is just a query really, we were given
    48        another copy, a faxed copy, the other day which appears to
    49        be slightly different.  I was wondering whether you know if
    50        there have been any changes to this specification since 
    51        1991 without it actually being a completely new document? 
    52 
    53   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  The Addendum about E.coli was 1991 or 1992.
    54        Are you aware of any other ----
    55        A.  No, I am not.
    56
    57   Q.   --- amendments to that specification?
    58        A.  I am not aware of any.  There are two in here and I was
    59        just seeing if I could spot any difference quickly, sir.
    60