The boy was pronounced dead at the hospital the next day,The chips in the “One Chip Challenge” are seasoned with two of the hottest peppers, the Carolina Reaper and the Naga Viper.
Chili pepper spiciness is measured on the Scoville scale. While the Naga Viper scores 1.4 million, the Carolina Reaper scores 1.7 million. Meanwhile, a jalapeño pepper is 8,500 Scoville heat units,Marketing for the company had dared people to eat the chip, post a picture after their tongues turned blue and then wait as long as possible to relieve thereported. Variations of the challenge had been ongoing since 2016.
A Paqui spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday that the company was “deeply saddened by the death of Harris Wolobah and express our condolences to the family,”