Soylent controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2016
Gastrointestinal illness reports and product recall
Consumers reported nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and related symptoms after consuming Soylent bars and powders. The company stopped sales, offered refunds, requested disposal of products, and recalled the bars. It later attributed the problem to algal flour and removed the ingredient from later formulations.
2015
Lead and cadmium Proposition 65 dispute
As You Sow announced a proposed legal action alleging that Soylent products required stronger California Proposition 65 labeling because of detected lead and cadmium. Soylent responded that the levels were below federal safety limits and maintained that the products were safe, while displaying the required California warning.