Students urged to avoid the extremely hot One Chip Challenge
School leaders nationwide are urging students not to try the One Chip Challenge, a super spicy tortilla chip that has sent people to the hospital.
Glasgow Middle School Principal Victor Powell called upon parents to speak with their students “about the dangers of this challenge and encourage them not to participate.”
“We are not allowing these chips in our school building,” Powell said.
The chip, made by Paqui Tortilla Chips, contains intensely hot Carolina Reaper and Scorpion peppers. When eaten, it turns one’s tongue blue.
Participants in the one-chip challenge are supposed to see how long they can last before eating or drinking anything for relief after ingesting the chip.
A notice on a store display advises customers to “beware of the intensity of this product.”
The Paqui website posts this warning: “Do not eat if you are sensitive to spicy foods, allergic to peppers, nightshades, or capsaicin or are pregnant or have any medical conditions. Keep out of reach of children. After touching the chip, wash your hands with soap and do not touch your eyes or other sensitive areas.”
The website urges people to seek medical assistance if they experience difficulty breathing, fainting, or extended nausea.”
The One Chip Challenge is available at certain 7-Eleven, Five Below, Safeway, Wawa, and Wegman’s stores and many other stores nationwide.
8 responses to “Students urged to avoid the extremely hot One Chip Challenge”
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Interesting that Five Below, a company that specifically targets children as its customer base, is selling a product that school leaders are condemning nationwide. An example of our collective cognitive dissonance? Or just another example of careless greed?
I’m 40, I enjoy spicy foods. I’ve tried one. They taste disgusting.
The pain is only temporary, but the internet fame you’ll get from posting a video is… well, that’s even more temporary.
These chips are fun. All my kids have tried it and they’re giving me a hard time for not eating one.
See Rick, that’s the problem. Fun is not allowed. Especially in the Fairfax County Public School System. It’s verboten.
The death of common sense is alive and well I see.
Potential severe health risks are nothing to be cavalier about ingesting these peppers.
The Carolina Reaper averages 1.6 million Scoville Heat Units and tops out at about 2 million SHU.
Scorpion pepper averages 1.2 million SHU with hotter examples reaching around 2 million SHU.
It is highly recommended to handle them with great care using kitchen gloves, masks or goggles to mitigate the risk of severe chili burn.
I’ll pass on the “FUN.”
Tony, look up “BuzzKill” in the dictionary.