CrustaStun

'At the Portland store, which opens Wednesday, workers will use a "CrustaStun" device to instantaneously kill lobsters with 110 volts rather than steaming, which Whole Foods considers unethical because it can take several minutes for the hard-shelled animal to die. Customers will still be able to purchase live lobsters and kill them at home.

All lobsters that have been at the store for seven days - tracked by color-coded claw bands - will be zapped and end up in the deli as lobster salad or other delicacies. Store officials said one week, even in separate compartments in the store's pen, is long enough.'

Whole Foods OKs live lobsters in Maine