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Whole Foods Makes Exception to Lobster BanWednesday, February 7, 2007Boston Globe/Associated Press Read the full article: http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2007/02/whole_foods_lob.html In June the natural-foods retailer said it would stop selling live lobsters and crabs since they could not be handled humanely (see item #2: http://tinyurl.com/2ub3dd ). However, it says the Maine store is close enough to lobster catching areas for its standards to be met. Whole Foods is contracting with Little Bay Lobster Co., of New Hampshire, for lobsters caught off of Maine. The company will use individual holding compartments to reduce stress. At the store, lobsters are to be kept in private compartments rather than together in a tank, and they will be electrocuted rather than boiled alive. |