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A Hershey Company subsidiary, Paqui, is pulling its ‘One Chip Challenge’ off shelves after Massachusetts teen Harris Wolobah died after eating one earlier this month.
On Sept. 1, Lois Wolobah received a call from her son’s school telling her to pick him up because he was sick with stomach pains. Harris Wolobah, 14, told her one of the last things he ate was the One Chip Challenge, an intensely hot tortilla chip made with Carolina Reapers — which are considered the hottest peppers in the world. He died at a hospital about two hours later, the Boston Globe reported.
The extra-spicy tortilla chip has had a contentious history, earning criticism from medical professionals and parents. But this marks the first time someone has potentially linked it to death, according to the New York Times.
Now, the Massachusetts-based family is calling for the product to be banned.