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Soylent Halts Sale of Bars; Investigation Into Illnesses Continues (arstechnica.com)
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."
Every food company does this now. In fact, most companies that make things you ingest follow the example of Tylenol when dealing with product issues. Nobody wants that bad juju when their business is selling things you put inside your body.
NGREDIENTS: Soy Protein Isolate, Corn Syrup, Rolled Oat, Canola Oil, Glycerine, Whole Algal Flour, Isomaltooligosaccharide, Isomaltulose, Maltodextrin, Water, Dicalcium Phosphate Anhydrous, Soy Lecithin, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Salt, Tapioca Starch, Sunflower Oil, Dipo- tassium Phosphate, Modified Food Starch, Po- tassium Chloride, Choline Bitartrate, Mixed Tocopherol, Sucralose, Mono & Diglycerides, Magnesium Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, dl-alpha-To- copheryl Acetate, Tricalcium Phosphate Anhy- drous, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Nia- cinamide, Zinc Oxide, Copper Gluconate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Potassium Iodide, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D2, Chromium Chloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Sodium Molybdate, Phytonadione, Vitamin B12. Contains: Soy
hmmm... exactly how much glycerin are they using?
Ingredients ...
are obtained
from genetically
engineered
sources
OH GOD NOES! RUN FOR THE HILLS! SCIENCE!
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Clever company name can only backfire in cases like this.
Yes, but how does it taste?
"It varies from person to person"
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.
If it weren't for deadlines, nothing would be late.
no no no No NO...
"Rosa Labs -- our people are our greatest asset"
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff