Alert about one of the products used by teenagers in their viral challenge One Chip Challenge. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has warned that The Paqui brand is withdrawing an “extremely spicy” pancake in that country due to information on adverse reactions that have not yet been specified. The agency, dependent on the government of Canada, asks that it not be consumed, sold or served to the public.
The withdrawal is adopted after the death, on September 1, of a 14-year-old teenager in Massachusetts, United States. According to his family, Harris Wolobah had eaten one of the pancakes hours before. He would have done it by joining a viral challenge on social networks, particularly Tik Tokin which participants must take a product and last as long as possible without consuming other foods or water.
According to the AP agency, when the police arrived at the boy’s home following a tip, they found him “unconscious and beyond repair.” The hospital to which he was transferred confirmed his death. While waiting for the autopsy to clarify the cause of his death, the Paqui brand is collecting the products already distributed.
The recalled pancake, which was also sold online, comes in a shiny coffin-shaped wrapper, which specifies that it contains Caroline Reaper and Naga Viper Pepper, two very hot chili peppers. The appetizer has been created for “the vengeful pleasure of intense heat and pain,” it reads.
Their instructions urge, in this order, to read the warnings, eat the entire product, wait as long as possible before eating or drinking anything, and Share the result on social networks with the hashtag #OneChipChallenge and a quote from the brand.