Snack company pulls 'One Chip Challenge' after teen's death

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The chips were coated with a seasoning made from two of the spiciest chili peppers in the world: the Carolina Reaper and the Naga Viper.

Paqui is pulling the ‘One Chip Challenge’ from stores after a teenager died in Massachusetts after eating the spicy snack

The manufacturers of an extremely spicy tortilla chip used for the ‘One Chip Challenge’ is pulling the product off shelves after aPaqui, a tortilla chip brand owned by the Hershey Company, announced it would remove the ‘One Chip Challenge,’ which was sold as a single-serve snack due to its increasing popularity with children and teenagers.

On September 1, Harris Wolobah, a 14-year-old from Worcester, Massachusetts, was brought home from school after eating the spicy chip.Paqui marketed the extremely spicy tortilla chips with the ‘One Chip Challenge’ Wolobah’s cause of death will be determined after an autopsy conducted by the Massachusetts Medical Examiner’s office.‘We have seen an increase in teens and other individuals not heeding these warnings. As a result, while the product continues to adhere to food safety standards, out of an abundance of caution, we are working with our retailers to remove the product from shelves.’

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