US high school pupils hospitalised after taking part in TikTok, YouTube spicy 'One Chip Challenge'

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The chip is described by Paqui on its website as 'one eye-watering, curse-inducing chip made with the hottest peppers on the planet.'

Paqui's"One Chip Challenge" involves people eating a mega-spicy chip without drinking or eating anything else after.Three high schoolers were hospitalised after taking part in a chip trend, a California district official said.The challenge is very popular on TikTok and YouTube, amassing millions of views.

Some of the students, from Lodi High School near Sacramento, needed medical attention after eating the pepper-laced potato chip as part of the"One Chip Challenge," Adam Auerbach, the school principal, told Insider. "Each student who has taken part has had a similar reaction, struggling to breathe and catch their breath," he said in an emailed comment."We have also had students vomiting on themselves."

The challenge, created by the brand Paqui, involves people eating a single super spicy chip. The chip contains Carolina Reaper and Scorpion peppers,, and is described by the company as"one eye-watering, curse-inducing chip made with the hottest peppers on the planet." The challenge also includes holding off from drinking water or eating anything else, according to the brand's website.

 

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