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Isn't that what people were doing with Soylent?
by stevekemp 4y ago
Isn't that what people were doing with Soylent?
- tadfisher 4y agoSoylent is regulated and uses an established manufacturer to make the product.
- randomhodler84 4y agoNow. It was always an open food project and spawned many other unregulated powered food makers. Some of these are regulated today. I was into it years ago in the food hacking days and also when I was vegan. I want a world where I can buy weird powered food from hackers without the man regulating it’s contents.
- tadfisher 4y agoAll of them are regulated. That some "food hackers" break the plethora of local, state, and federal laws governing the manufacture and sale of food products does not falsify this fact. Frankly, what you want is insane. The reason we have laws and regulations for food content is to avoid killing people with botulism, salmonella, E. coli, lead, mercury, arsenic, cyanide... — basically all the things people used to die of before they got sick of dealing with food-borne illnesses and poisoning and demanded regulations. The regulations aren't even that onerous. I helped my wife start a food business, and the costs are not anything exorbitant; commercial kitchen space, testing for shelf-stability, and some local certifications. It was profitable enough for someone who is selling as a hobby, but anyone serious would buy or build a kitchen to reduce ongoing costs and boost profit.