Day 040 - 21 Oct 94 - Page 34

     
     1   Q.   This gives .01 per cent, does it not, one in 10,000?
     2        A.  Yes, indeed.
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     4   Q.   You would not accept that?
     5        A.  No.  As I say, I have read the studies from which that
     6        figure derives, and I find them seriously methodologically
     7        flawed for the reasons which I will spell out if I prepare
     8        another document.
     9
    10   Q.   Sorry, I was distracted, which documents are you talking
    11        about?
    12        A.  I was given to understand -----
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    14   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  If he prepares a further document.
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    16   MR. RAMPTON:  I have already asked that.
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    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  And if Ms. Steel or Mr. Morris decide to ask
    19        to recall him, then he will include his criticism of the
    20        one in 10,000 figure.
         A.  Indeed.
    22
    23   MR. MORRIS:  Could I say, if it is helpful, Mr. Rampton
    24        inexplicably missed an important paragraph on the first
    25        page of that document which suggests that -----
    26
    27   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Put it in re-examination.  Put a flag in it
    28        and put it in re-examination.
    29
    30   MR. RAMPTON:  Do you want me to read the one about children
    31        because I certainly will?
    32
    33   MR. MORRIS:  If you like.
    34
    35   MR. RAMPTON:  I will read the italics at the side:  "If you
    36        think you or your child may be suffering from some sort of
    37        food intolerance, what can you do?  Small children are much
    38        more likely to react badly to some foods.   Again, exact
    39        numbers are not known.  But surveys suggest that about one
    40        child in 10 is affected.  Although eight out of 10 affected
         children seem to be over the problem by the age of five,
    42        more research is going on to help this large number of
    43        sufferers".  Quite right.
    44
    45        Can I ask you to turn over to the next page of this
    46        document; it is the last bit I want to refer you to, under
    47        Coping with food intolerance, right-hand column:  "In a
    48        very small number of cases, usually involving peanuts or
    49        other nuts, the allergic reaction may be life-threatening.
    50        If sufferers of nut allergy are at all worried about their 
    51        health they should consult their GP". Has work been done on 
    52        nut and, particularly, peanut allergy? 
    53        A.  I believe that there is some work currently underway.
    54        In the last few weeks I received an invitation to a
    55        conference discussing that matter.  This follows the tragic
    56        death, I am not sure -----
    57
    58   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  We heard about it.  It sounded a most tragic
    59        matter.
    60