Day 064 - 08 Dec 94 - Page 38

     
     1        specifications or any ----
     2        A.  No.
     3
     4   Q.   Word of mouth, contacts with suppliers about it or what?
     5        A.  Not that I am aware of.  Our supplier, McKey, may have
     6        a policy with their suppliers but I am not aware of any
     7        policy -- certainly not for McDonald's.
     8
     9   Q.   You are in charge of food purchasing for Northern Europe
    10        and the UK and Ireland, yes?
    11        A.  Correct.
    12
    13   Q.   Do you happen to know what kind of percentage of cattle
    14        that may be destined for McDonald's would be using some
    15        kind of soya feed?
    16        A.  No, I do not.
    17
    18   Q.   At all?
    19        A.  No.
    20
    Q.   You have never discussed it with anyone?
    22        A.  No.
    23
    24   Q.   Are you aware, though, that soya feed is used in the UK and
    25        Denmark and Germany for cattle raising?
    26        A.  I believe it is part of the feed in the winter months,
    27        yes.
    28
    29   Q.   Do you want to go to a document -- if I can find it -- it
    30        is pink V, tab 37.  It is "McDonald's And The
    31        Environment".  If you look at the bottom on page 2 it says
    32        "McDonald's Corporation 9/91", yes?
    33        A.  Yes.
    34
    35   Q.   If you go back to the front page, I think you said
    36        something about a McDonald's Environmental Policy statement
    37        emanating from the USA -- I cannot remember if it was you
    38        actually or Mr. Van Erp -- is this the McDonald's
    39        Corporation Environmental Policy statement, as far as you
    40        can see?
         A.  It was not me that said it, but it appears to be; I do
    42        not know if it actually is.
    43
    44   Q.   If you just read, say, the first paragraph.  Have you seen
    45        this document before?
    46        A.  I have not seen this document before, no.  I do not
    47        deal with the environment in McDonald's.
    48
    49   Q.   Right, OK then.  But if it affected your department it
    50        would be relevant? 
    51        A.  We would be alerted to any statements that affected our 
    52        department. 
    53
    54   Q.   It has various things about foam packaging.  If you turn
    55        over the page it has a section on tropical rainforests?
    56        A.  Yes.
    57
    58   Q.   If you look at the third block down under tropical
    59        rainforests it says:  "In the United States, we  use 100
    60        per cent domestically grown beef.  In Canada, we use 100