The Gulf oil spill is forcing the removal of oysters from Red Lobster's menu.
A Franklin, La., processing plant that provided Orlando-based Darden Restaurants with oysters for its Red Lobster chain shut down last week because it was unable to maintain its supply.
AmeriPure Processing Co.'s co-owner and founder said the closure could last through October.
Once Red Lobster's current supply runs out, probably in the next couple of weeks, oysters will come off the menu, Darden spokesman Rich Jeffers said Monday. It's uncertain when they'll return.
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