Paqui, the maker of extremely spicy tortilla chips marketed as the “One Chip Challenge,” is voluntarily pulling the product from shelves after a woman said her teenage son died of complications from consuming a single chip.

The chips were sold individually, and their seasoning included two of the hottest peppers in the world: the Carolina Reaper and the Naga Viper.

Each chip was packaged in a coffin-shaped container with a skull on the front.

Lois Wolobah told NBC Boston that her 14-year-old son, Harris Wolobah, ate the chip Friday, then went to the school nurse with a stomachache. 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.

Until sales of the product were suspended, Paqui’s marketing dared people to participate in the challenge by eating a chip, posting pictures of their tongues on social media after the chip turned it blue and then waiting as long as possible to relieve the burn with water or other food.

The challenge has existed in some form since 2016.

  • Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world
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    No, that is just casual racism.

    Its because taco bell tends to have a modicum of seasoning and high fiber content. Fiber makes you poop and people decide that not being constipated constantly means they have diarrhea.

    It is similar to “Chinese food is not filling and msg gives you a headache” in terms of dumbasses deciding the solution to their horrible diet is to be racist to everyone else.

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      1 year ago

      Do you think Taco Bell is representative of actual Mexican food? Blaming Taco Bell isn’t racist, its blaming shit tier food

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        It is representative of texmex in the same way mcdonald’s is representative of a burger or a slim jim is representative of beef jerky. Although, funny enough, there is a much bigger focus on beans over meat (which is why taco bell is actually a decent fast food option if you are vegetarian but don’t mind trace amounts of animal products).

        But in terms of marketing and racists talking about how it gives them the shits (which is also related to “ethnic” food), it is categorized as “mexican”.