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posted by martyb on Saturday October 29 2016, @10:06AM   Printer-friendly
from the not-all-proteins-are-created-equal dept.

Oh boy, Soylent. The post-food people are back at it again with the stomach problems. This time, it’s not the Bars that are getting investigated, but their Powder 1.6 product, which is turning up similar symptoms.

The company has stopped all distribution and sales of the powder for now. It announced in a blog post yesterday that all of their products tested negative for contamination and pathogens. But they’re hoping to find out what’s making some people sick as soon as possible:

“During our review, we noticed that a handful of consumers (less than 0.1%) who consumed Powder 1.6 over the past several months reported stomach-related symptoms that are consistent with what our Bar customers described. Interestingly, we didn’t see similar complaints during the 1.5 formulation. This possible connection allows us to narrow the field considerably given there are only a few ingredients that are specific to only our bars and Powder 1.6.”

Full Article:
https://motherboard.vice.com/read/soylent-recalls-powder-after-more-complaints-of-digestive-distress
https://web.archive.org/web/20161028214707/https://motherboard.vice.com/read/soylent-recalls-powder-after-more-complaints-of-digestive-distress


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  • (Score: 2) by ledow on Saturday October 29 2016, @05:47PM

    by ledow (5567) on Saturday October 29 2016, @05:47PM (#420180) Homepage

    What's that got to do with food safety, product recalls and mould?

    I don't care WHY people want to eat it, but why do they continue to buy THAT PRODUCT after at least three distinct (maybe more) recalls and health-scares with it?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 29 2016, @07:14PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 29 2016, @07:14PM (#420217)

    That's an entirely different issue. But sure, lets think about that.

    Do you know how much shit is allowed in regular food? [foxnews.com]

    They've been shipping powder for 2+ years, this is the first time there's been a problem with powder and it is apparently a fraction of a percent of consumers. Its probably an allergic reaction. Food allergies, that never happens with other kinds of food...

  • (Score: 2) by urza9814 on Monday October 31 2016, @03:20PM

    by urza9814 (3954) on Monday October 31 2016, @03:20PM (#420893) Journal

    I don't care WHY people want to eat it, but why do they continue to buy THAT PRODUCT after at least three distinct (maybe more) recalls and health-scares with it?

    So a company that hides any customer complaints is safer than a company that reacts to a couple minor complaints with a full-blown recall? This isn't a safety recall forced by the FDA, this is a voluntary recall because Soylent wants to be overly cautious because they know people already don't trust their food because it's been chopped into bits.