A popular challenge with young people, the OneChipChallenge, worries experts in the United States because of the serious health risks it poses.
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The challenge is to eat a very spicy potato chip and wait as long as possible before drinking water.
The company that markets the product, Paqui, has existed for a few years. In 2022, their special edition is flavored with the hottest pepper in the world, the Carolina Reaper.
On its website, the company claims that the potato chip contains “Carolina Reaper pepper and Trinidad Scorpion Butch pepper. It’s so spicy, your tongue will turn blue.
The “New York Post” reports that children have even been admitted to hospitals following participating in the challenge, and experts raise the danger of consuming the chip.
The consequences of the challenge
A user of the TikTok platform wanted to make Internet users aware of the consequences of completing the challenge.
His niece, who ate the potato chip, was taken to hospital following developing stomach pain. Doctors say the girl had to receive several treatments to relieve her pain.
In the United States, Alabama, Texas and California have seen an increase in hospitalizations due to the marketing of the ultra spicy product.
Despite warnings from the authorities, it is still possible to obtain the item.
