#Whole Foods upsets Maine over lobster ban

#Whole Foods upsets Maine over lobster ban

“Whole Foods upsets Maine over lobster ban” Whole Foods’ decision to stop selling Maine lobster has been cheered by environmental groups, but made politicians steaming mad. The high-end grocery giant took lobster from the Gulf of Maine off the menu at hundreds of its stores nationwide, citing a pair of sustainability organizations yanking their support…

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#Food police want fun off the menu at NYC restaurants

#Food police want fun off the menu at NYC restaurants

“Food police want fun off the menu at NYC restaurants” Say goodbye to foie gras, lobsters — and steer clear of Dunkin’s Boston Kreme doughnut while you’re at it.  The gustatory pleasure police — oops, sorry, nutritional and environmental “scientists” — are back to waging war on our favorite foods.  These intermittent, nanny-state campaigns to…

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#Lobster prices dropping as peak summer season nears

#Lobster prices dropping as peak summer season nears

“Lobster prices dropping as peak summer season nears” Lobster prices are dipping somewhat just before Memorial Day weekend — the unofficial start of the industry’s critical summer season. The price of lobster and seafood at large has shot up in recent years, and the price to lobster fishermen at the docks increased by about 60%…

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#Pandemic hasn’t slowed China’s love for US lobster

#Pandemic hasn’t slowed China’s love for US lobster

“#Pandemic hasn’t slowed China’s love for US lobster” China is showing no signs of slowing its demand for American lobster this year despite disruption to the supply chain and international trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Chinese demand for the crustaceans grew dramatically during the 2010s in part because of the expansion of the country’s…

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#Man accused of suffocating k worth of lobsters at Cape Cod seafood market

#Man accused of suffocating $10k worth of lobsters at Cape Cod seafood market

“#Man accused of suffocating $10k worth of lobsters at Cape Cod seafood market” Crime doesn’t pay and lobsters aren’t cheap. A seafood market in Massachusetts lost thousands of dollars worth of seafood after a local man allegedly tampered with its live lobster tank. Authorities have taken a suspect into custody after identifying him from security camera footage. The Sandwich Police…

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#Lobsters doused with pot smoke to test pain during cooking

#Lobsters doused with pot smoke to test pain during cooking

“#Lobsters doused with pot smoke to test pain during cooking” This brings new meaning to putting lobsters in the “pot.” US researchers redefined “lobster pot” after testing whether dosing lobsters with marijuana smoke could ease their pain during cooking them. To test whether “exposing lobster to cannabis smoke” reduced their trauma, the scientists placed several…

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#Extremely rare orange lobsters rescued from seafood markets

#Extremely rare orange lobsters rescued from seafood markets

“#Extremely rare orange lobsters rescued from seafood markets” Orange is the new lobster. Two extremely rare pumpkin-colored lobsters turned up this summer at local seafood markets, which recognized their one-in-a-30 million uniqueness and sent them to local aquariums instead of selling them. The lobsters, which looked like they’re cooked without ever being thrown in a…

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