Whole Foods Reviews Lobster Treatment

Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market Inc. says it will stop selling lobsters if a more humane way isn’t found to buy and sell them. The natural and organic foods grocer set a June 15 deadline for carrying out a new process for buying and selling live lobsters, to be led by an internal task force.

“Our commitment to animal compassionate standards means eliminating unnecessary and avoidable suffering when it is possible,” said John Mackey, co-founder and CEO, Whole Foods Market. “We are viewing the lobster as a live creature rather than a commodity that deserves no concern.”