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Soylent Halts Sale of Bars; Investigation Into Illnesses Continues (arstechnica.com)

Posted by msmash on from the future-food dept.

Beth Mole, reporting for ArsTechnica:Following online reports of customers becoming ill after eating Soylent's new snack bars, the company announced this afternoon that it has decided to halt all sales and shipments of the bars as a precautionary measure . The company is urging customers to discard remaining bars and will begin e-mailing customers individually regarding refunds. In a blog announcing the decision, the company said it is still investigating the cause of bouts of illnesses of customers linked to the bars, including nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. "After hearing from our customers, we immediately began investigating the cause of the issue and whether it was linked to a problem with the Bars," the company said. "So far we have not yet identified one and this issue does not appear to affect our other drinks and powder. Though our investigation into this matter continues, we have decided to err on the side of caution and take this preventative step."

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  1. oops by Cederic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Clever company name can only backfire in cases like this.

    1. Re:oops by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Clever company name can only backfire in cases like this.

      Yes, but how does it taste?

      "It varies from person to person"

    2. Re:oops by ClickOnThis · · Score: 5, Funny

      Why not? Soylent GREEN was made out of people. The other types of soylent weren't.

      So, what was soylent brown made from?

      On second thought, I don't want to know.

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    3. Re:oops by Yvan256 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Mine tastes funny.
      Oh look, the box says "May contain clowns".

  2. Re:nausea, vomiting, etc. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ingredient list:
      97% Formerly affected customers, 3% corn syrup.

  3. that's what you get... by swschrad · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... when you make your stuff with Zika victims...

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  4. Re:Hope they fix it better than the Note 7 by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just had a Soylent Note 7 bar. It was delicious! ... burrrrp ~#^ [NO CARRIER]

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  5. "human resources" by Thud457 · · Score: 5, Funny

    no no no No NO...
    "Rosa Labs -- our people are our greatest asset"

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