Day 095 - 02 Mar 95 - Page 04

     
     1        any drug, any chemical, that is about what it takes.  If it
     2        has an implication for humans, it is a lot longer.  I have
     3        seen simple things, medicines, that take over a decade to
     4        be approved.
     5
     6   Q.   They cannot tell about long term build up of residues in
     7        the human body?
     8        A.  No, no, everything is taken into consideration.
     9
    10   Q.   But they cannot tell about that?
    11        A.  Yes, they can.  It is studied.
    12
    13   Q.   Are you aware of the drug Furazolidone?
    14        A.  No, I am not.
    15
    16   Q.   You do not know about that?
    17        A.  No.
    18
    19   Q.   You are not aware that it is now banned by the USA?
    20        A.  No.
    21
    22   Q.   For use in the USA?
    23        A.  If I do not know about it, obviously I do not.
    24
    25   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  How do you spell that?
    26
    27   MS. STEEL:  F-U-R-A-Z-O-L-I-D-O-N-E, I think.  It came up with
    28        Mr. Pattison, Dr. Pattison.  Yes, that is correct the
    29        correct spelling.  (To the witness):  Is it correct that
    30        when the Department of Agriculture was considering tougher
    31        poultry inspection standards Mike Epsy, the Agricultural
    32        Secretary, received gifts from Tyson Foods?
    33        A.  There is no evidence of that at this point.
    34
    35   Q.   So that is something that is being investigated?
    36        A.  It is being investigated, yes.
    37
    38   Q.   Have you made enquiries with Tysons about that?
    39        A.  Yes.
    40
    Q.   You have.  What did they say to you?
    42        A.  That they do not believe so.
    43
    44   Q.   They do not believe so?
    45        A.  They do not believe so, yes.  That is what I said.
    46
    47   Q.   I wanted to turn to another document now which, to be
    48        honest, I am not sure where it is, disclosed by the
    49        Plaintiffs.  It was a plant visit and supplier's status
    50        report of the Equity plant. 
    51 
    52   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do you mind putting your volumes back while 
    53        we track this down, Dr. Gomez Gonzalez?
    54
    55   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, I think it is in volume VIII, pink, and
    56        I think it is at the beginning somewhere.  Yes, it is
    57        tab 1A of pink volume 8.  As I said last night, my Lord, it
    58        is the cousin of the pro forma that I handed in yesterday
    59        but it is from an earlier time.
    60