By Brent Kendal

The FTC is seeking to undo Whole Foods' 2007 acquisition of rival Wild Oats Markets Inc., arguing that the merger would lessen competition in the market for natural and organic foods. The commission is holding an administrative trial in February on the legality of the merger.

Whole Foods said that no one inside its company would see the sensitive data, only its outside lawyers. The FTC, meanwhile, has put in place a protective order that bars unauthorized disclosure of trade secrets.

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