Day 279 - 12 Jul 96 - Page 10

     
     1        "immediately 50 to 60 per cent of the carcass..."
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     3   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes, down to?
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     5   MS. STEEL:  Down to the end of that bit, just above the
     6        photograph.  I mean, you would have to separate out the
     7        bits that are actually in quotes and the bits that are
     8        not.  But basically all the quotes on those two paragraphs.
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    10   MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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    12   MS. STEEL:  Then the next part is the last paragraph on that
    13        page, the quote "'The floors are filthy' says one current
    14        worker" and then the quote, "The line goes by so fast that
    15        you don't have time to throw everything into barrels."  And
    16        down to--
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    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  That is the last line and half on that page
    19        is it?
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    MS. STEEL:  Yes.  Then it goes over to the next page down so far
    22        as "history".  Then I think the rest of it is not in quotes
    23        on that page.
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    25   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Where is "history"?
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    27   MS. STEEL:  It is the third line of the following page, page 36.
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    29   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes, I see.
    30
    31   MS. STEEL:  The next part is the following page, page 37, in the
    32        first column, "I have seen meat from the heads...".  The
    33        whole of that quote, and it is a quote made by Steve
    34        Cockerman, an inspector with the US Department of
    35        Agriculture for 14 years.  And there is a quote that
    36        follows on from that.  Basically, it is the whole of that
    37        paragraph, the whole of the next column is various quotes
    38        from him.  Obviously, we are relying on the quotes rather
    39        than the other parts.  Then, in fact, the next column is --
    40        in fact, it says in the first full paragraph, "His files
         are filled with notation that underline his concerns and
    42        those of other inspectors at the plant."  Then there is a
    43        list of his concerns, and you will see at the end, at the
    44        very end of the column, he refers to "Monfort is not as
    45        committed to this programme as all of you think".  And he
    46        was a USDA inspector at Monfort.  So, really, it is the
    47        very last paragraph of the first column on that page and
    48        then the whole of the second column.
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    50   MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
    51
    52   MS. STEEL:  Then there is another quote by him on the following
    53        page talking about lab tests revealing an alarmingly high
    54        count of -- I can't even say the word -- achilleine -- and
    55        then it is a quote from him about that means high
    56        spoilage.  The next part, although I am not so sure about
    57        this, it is about testimony submitted to a congressional
    58        hearing by a USDA supervisory veterinary medical officer.
    59        You see that at the bottom of the page is kind of like a
    60        different section which is the article carried on.