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     1        witness.
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     3   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Can you identify what the document is?
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     5   MS. STEEL:  It is from -----
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     7   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It is some regulations, is it not?
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     9   MS. STEEL:  Yes, the Code of the Laws of the United States of
    10        America, Title 21, Food and Drugs, chapter 12, Meat
    11        Inspection.  (To the witness):  That is something you would
    12        be familiar with?
    13        A.  Yes.
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    15   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Read from it but try to take it slowly.
    16        Speak up because he may be familiar with it but others may
    17        not, including me.
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    19   MR. RAMPTON:  I wonder if it has a reference and then perhaps we
    20        can find it?
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    22   MS. STEEL:  I think it was document 42 but I am not really sure,
    23        to be honest.
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    25   MR. RAMPTON:  42 in what?
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    27   MR. MORRIS:  It was served by the Plaintiffs, I believe.
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    29   MS. STEEL:   I think it was served quite a long time ago.
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    31   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Is it quite a short point?
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    33   MS. STEEL:  It is a short point.
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    35   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Just read out the bit but take it slowly and
    36        loud and clear so we can follow it.
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    38   MS. STEEL:  "The term 'adulterated' shall apply to any carcass
    39        or part thereof, meat or meat food products under one or
    40        more of the following circumstances".  Then No. 2 says:
          "If it bears or contains (by reason of administration of
    42        any substance to the live animal or otherwise) any added
    43        poisonous or added deleterious substance (other than one
    44        which is (i) a pesticide chemical in or on a raw
    45        agricultural commodity".  I do not know whether you want to
    46        look at this, but I wanted to ask whether it is correct
    47        that pesticide residues are excluded from the regulations
    48        about -----
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    50   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What is the answer to the question? 
    51        Pesticides which have been sprayed on crops and eaten by 
    52        cattle, it is suggested would be excluded from the 
    53        definition of "adulterated"?
    54        A.  That is correct.
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    56   MS. STEEL:  So it would be acceptable, it would be legal, to
    57        have just pesticide residues?  That would not be contrary
    58        to the regulations?
    59        A.  That is correct.
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