Day 066 - 14 Dec 94 - Page 05
1 of Texas A & M, where did you go next?
2 A. I went to work for a company called Oscar Mayer and
3 Louis Rich.
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5 Q. What do they do?
6 A. They are the leading producers of pork and turkey in
7 the US, of value added products, sausages, that kind of
8 type of products.
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10 Q. How long did you work for them?
11 A. About two years.
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13 Q. What did you do after that?
14 A. I went to work for Texas A & M University as a food
15 safety specialist at a professor level.
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17 Q. But teaching?
18 A. Teaching, education and extension -- it was a triple
19 appointment.
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21 Q. Did you do any research while you were there?
22 A. Yes, I did.
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24 Q. Into what sort of the things?
25 A. In the area of food safety.
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27 Q. You are now, I think, a manager of meat products in the
28 International Quality Assurance and Purchasing Department
29 of McDonald's Corporation?
30 A. When?
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32 Q. You are now?
33 A. Yes, I am.
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35 Q. When did you join McDonald's?
36 A. In 1991.
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38 Q. Why did you join McDonald's?
39 A. Because I felt that was the best company and because we
40 share some of the values, and I wanted to have an
41 international exposure as well as to increase my overall
42 background.
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44 Q. It seems from what you have told us you have qualifications
45 both in the field of, as it were, animal production, can
46 I call it that?
47 A. Yes, that is correct.
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49 Q. Does that include animal husbandry?
50 A. That is correct.
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52 Q. Animal welfare?
53 A. That is correct.
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55 Q. And also in the field of food safety?
56 A. That is correct.
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58 Q. Does that touch on food processing?
59 A. Yes, it does.
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