Paqui's spicy tortilla chip product was sold in a coffin-shaped container.
Sept. 7, 2023, 9:41 PM UTCPaqui, the maker of extremely spicy tortilla chips marketed as the “One Chip Challenge,” is voluntarily pulling the product from shelves after a mother said her teenage son died of complications from consuming a single chip.
that her 14-year-old son, Harris Wolobah, ate the chip on Friday, then went to the school nurse with a stomach ache. Wolobah said Harris — a sophomore at Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester, Massachusetts — passed out at home that afternoon. He was pronounced dead at the hospital later that day, she said.A Paqui spokesperson told NBC News on Thursday that the company was “deeply saddened by the death of Harris Wolobah and express our condolences to the family.
Until sales of the product were suspended, Paqui's marketing dared people to participate in the challenge by eating a chip, posting a picture of their tongue on social media after the chip turned it blue, then waiting as long as possible to relieve the burn with water or other food.
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