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Re:Soylent reaches $1M in pre-orders by gamblor956 on Thursday August 01, 2013 @06:11PM (#6143931)
Yes, it's basic tort law. They're not just repacking food items, they're combining them in a non-reversible manner. This essentially makes them the manufacturer. Consequently, they will have opened themselves up to liability for every ingredient they use. (But they may be able to go after a supplier for indemnification depending on the circumstances.
Re:Soylent reaches $1M in pre-orders by ubercore on Thursday August 01, 2013 @06:15PM (#6143951)
Thanks for the clarification! That makes now that I think about it more. I was thinking more along the lines of product manufacturing, which I think is less stringent (honestly I may be wrong there too).