Whole Foods' Lobster Ban Called "Pure Silliness," A "PR Move" To Placate Animal-Rights Activists...

Boston Globe   |  Kim-Mai Cutler and Joe Yonan   |   June 17, 2006 10:45 AM

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A day after Whole Foods Market stopped the sale of live lobsters in its stores, local chefs and wholesalers brushed off worries that New England's iconic crustacean would go the way of fur or foie gras.

The upscale natural foods chain said that lobsters are not treated humanely enough en route from the boat to the dinner plate. The company said for now it would only sell frozen lobster products that meet standards for humane treatment.

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