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☆ Influencers have partaken in spicy food challenges for years, but a teen's death raises questions about their safety
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Wyatte Grantham-Philips | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Paqui, a company under Hershey, pulled its One Chip Challenge following a teen's death. One Chip Challenge packaging warned children not to eat, but is spicy food really that dangerous? Paqui's One Chip Challenge tortilla chips are almost black in color and comes in a lime green wrapper. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile the autopsy results for 10th-grader Harris Wolobah are still pending, the teen's family alleges that the One Chip Challenge is responsible for his Sept. 1 death. The container warns consumers to not give the chip to children, but due to One Chip Challenge's popularity, many teens ate the chips anyway, leading to hospitalizations in some cases.

Persons: Steve LeBlanc, —, Florida International University Elisa Trucco, Trucco, Alexander DePaoli, Gregory Foster, DePaoli, Harris Wolobah, Paqui, Wilder, it's Organizations: Hershey, Service, Florida International University, Northeastern University, Buffalo Wild Wings, Guinness, Records, Paqui, Foods, Associated Press, AP Locations: Wall, Silicon, Massachusetts, Las Vegas, Chile, San Diego , California

Spicy food challenges have been around for years. There's a “glamorization of these challenges on social media,” Trucco said. Political Cartoons View All 1152 ImagesA YouTube series called “Hot Ones,” for example, rose to internet fame several years ago with videos of celebrities’ reactions to eating spicy wings. Meanwhile, restaurants nationwide continue to offer in-person challenges — from Buffalo Wild Wings’ “Blazin’ Challenge” to the “Hell Challenge” of Wing King in Las Vegas. While the autopsy results for 10th-grader Harris Wolobah are still pending, the teen's family allege that the One Chip Challenge is responsible for his Sept. 1 death.

Persons: —, Florida International University Elisa Trucco, There's, ” Trucco, “, ” Alexander DePaoli, Gregory Foster, DePaoli, Harris Wolobah, Paqui, Wilder, it's, Trucco Organizations: Florida International University, Northeastern University, Buffalo Wild Wings, Guinness, Records, Paqui, Foods, Associated Press Locations: Massachusetts, Las Vegas, Chile, San Diego , California

☆ Snack company behind 'One Chip Challenge' pulls its extra-hot tortilla chip from stores following the death of a 14-year-old
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A teenager died hours after eating an extra-hot tortilla chip in the 'One Chip Challenge.' Paqui, the chip company, has pulled the product from stores, saying it was marked as not-for-kids. A screenshot of a now-deleted graphic on the Paqui 'One Chip Challenge' website. "I hope, I pray to God that no parents will go through what I'm going through," the boy's mother told WBZ-TV. The "One Chip Challenge" has been around for several years and was reviewed by Insider's video team in 2016.

Persons: Harris Wolobah, Paqui, Amos, Lois, Wolobah, Insider's Kieran Press, Reynolds Organizations: Service, CBS News, WBZ, The Hershey Company, Washington Post, Hershey Locations: Wall, Silicon, Texas, Massachusetts, California, TikTok

Since his death, Texas-based manufacturer Paqui has asked retailers to stop selling the individually wrapped chips, a step 7-Eleven has already taken. The One Chip Challenge chip sells for about $10 and comes wrapped in a sealed foil pouch that is enclosed in a coffin-shaped cardboard box. Authorities in Massachusetts also have responded by warning parents about the challenge, which is popular on social media sites such as TikTok. Family and friends of Wolobah believe the chips caused his death and his family called for the chips to be banned from store shelves. In addition to its name, One Chip Challenge, the package lays out the challenge rules, which encourage the buyer to eat the entire chip, “wait as long as possible before drinking or eating anything” and post their reaction on social media.

Persons: Harris, Paqui, Attorney Joseph Early, ”, Lauren Rice, Dr, Peter Chai, ” Chai, Wolobah, Douglas Hill, “, Douglas Organizations: The Hershey Company, Authorities, Attorney, Paramedics, Tufts Medical Center, Brigham, Women’s Hospital, ” Police Locations: WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Texas, Worcester, Worcester County, California, Minnesota, Boston, Liberia

☆ Paqui removing One Chip Challenge product from shelves out of an abundance of caution
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Sara Smart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Tortilla chip brand Paqui says it is voluntarily removing its ultra-spicy “One Chip Challenge” from shelves after a Massachusetts family claims their 14-year-old son may have died from complications from the challenge. Authorities have not confirmed or commented on whether consumption of the chips caused the teen’s death. Paqui did not respond to a request for comment from CNN. The “challenge” chip contains seasoning from a Carolina Reaper Pepper and a Naga Viper Pepper, according to Paqui’s website. The challenge includes eating a singular spicy chip, which is sold in coffin-shaped packaging and turns participants’ tongues blue.

Persons: Paqui, Pepper, Harris Wolobah, Lois Wolobah, Lois, Timothy McGuirk, Wolobah, ”, Attorney Joseph D, X, Maruf, Aaron Eggleston Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Worcester Police Department, WBZ, Massachusetts, of Public Safety, Worcester Public, Facebook, Doherty Memorial High School, WCVB, Attorney Locations: Massachusetts, Worcester County, Worcester

☆ Paqui ‘One Chip Challenge’ Product to Be Pulled From Shelves
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The tortilla chip company that challenged consumers to eat a single chip dusted with two of the hottest peppers in the world is pulling the product from retail shelves, the company said on Thursday. The move followed the death of a teenager whose family said he had died after consuming the chip. “The Paqui One Chip Challenge is intended for adults only, with clear and prominent labeling highlighting the chip is not for children” or other sensitive groups, the company, a subsidiary of the Hershey Company, said in a statement on its website. “We have seen an increase in teens and other individuals not heeding these warnings.”As a result, the company said, it was working with retailers to remove the product from shelves “out of an abundance of caution.”

Organizations: Hershey Company

(AP) — The maker of an extremely spicy tortilla chip sold as the One Chip Challenge and popularized as a dare on social media is pulling the product after the family of a Massachusetts teenager blamed the stunt for his death. The One Chip Challenge chip sells for about $10 and comes wrapped in a sealed foil pouch that is enclosed in a coffin-shaped cardboard box. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesAuthorities in Massachusetts have also responded to the death by warning parents about the challenge, which is is popular on social media sites such as TikTok. Family and friends of Wolobah believe the chips caused his death, and his family called for the chips to be banned from store shelves. In addition to its name, One Chip Challenge, the package lays out the “rules for the challenge,” which encourages the buyer to eat the entire chip, “wait as long as possible before drinking or eating anything,” and post their reaction on social media.

Persons: Harris Wolobah's, hasn't, Attorney Joseph Early, ”, Lauren Rice, Dr, Peter Chai, Wolobah, Douglas Hill, “, Douglas Organizations: The Hershey Company, Attorney, Tufts Medical Center, Brigham, Women’s, ” Police Locations: WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Texas, Worcester County, California, Minnesota, Boston, Worcester, Liberia

One of the last things Harris Wolobah, 14, of Worcester, Mass., ate before he died was a single tortilla chip in a coffin-shaped box that bore an image of a skull with a snake coiled around it, his mother said. Lois Wolobah said her son’s school called last Friday to tell her he was sick and that she needed to come and get him. When she arrived, Harris was clutching his stomach in the nurse’s office, she said in an interview on Tuesday. He showed her a picture of what he had just consumed: a single Paqui chip, dusted with two of the hottest peppers in the world, the Carolina Reaper and the Naga Viper. The label on the box said “One Chip Challenge” and carried a warning — “Inside: One Extremely Hot Chip.” Paqui tortilla chips are made by Amplify Snack Brands, a subsidiary of the Hershey Company.

Persons: Harris Wolobah, Lois Wolobah, Harris Organizations: Brands, Hershey Company Locations: Worcester

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