Whole Foods & Delph Blue veal

[Guest guest]

Could someone loop me on the Whole Foods/veal matter? I vaguley remember a

campaign but don't know the who's and what's.

 

Here's why: I visisted the Whole Foods Market at 1765 California at Franklin

(SF) on Wednesday, May 1 and was shocked to see that one of the deli soups,

vegetable noodle, listed an ingredient of " chicken or veal stock " . I spoke with

the deli supervisor and then the asst. team leader (equivalent of asst mgr) and

was told that this particular soup, per the head chef, was in fact a combination

of veal and chicken stocks. And that they DO sell veal but only from Delph Blue

Farms and that it is not raised in the traditional manner but is more humane.

They were both Very polite and seemed to be genuinely interested in my concerns,

volunterring contact information to write, nonetheless, I just about blew a

gasket.

 

From Whole Foods Market website, May 3,

2002(http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/issues/sustainablefuture.html):

Respect For All Forms Of Life

We actively educate our customers about the senseless killing of dolphins in the

pursuit of tuna and work to encourage the tuna canneries to buy only from

fishermen who utilize fishing methods that are designed to eliminate the

collateral killing of dolphin populations.

 

We are appalled with the cruelty of traditionally raised veal and, in addition

to refusing to sell it, we work with ranchers to develop and support humane

methods of meat and poultry production.

 

We educate our customers about the cruelty of animal testing of body-care

products, helping to influence the marketplace by taking a clear stance that

those types of products will not be tolerated.

 

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

Research and Support Team

601 N. Lamar Suite 300

Austin, Texas 78703

 

Corporate office phone: (512) 477-4455

 

Whole Foods

 

1765 California Street

 

San Francisco,CA 94109

 

 

 

 

 

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