Soylent Will Stop Selling Two Meal Products and Rework Formula After Illnesses
The food-tech darling says a small number of customers complained of ‘stomach-related symptoms.’
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Soylent, a food-tech startup backed by top Silicon Valley investors, said it will stop selling two of its meal-replacement products after some customers became sick. Rosa Labs, the Los Angeles maker of Soylent, said it will reformulate its powder mix and protein bars before resuming sales early next year.
Two weeks ago, the startup recalled its Soylent Bar, just a month after the product hit the market. Customers had taken to online forums, such as Twitter and Reddit, to report a variety of gastrointestinal problems they said were caused by eating Soylent bars. Many said the 250-calorie snack was making them nauseous. At least two people said they had gone to the hospital.