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Teen’s death leads to outpouring of concern over spicy chip challenge as sales are halted
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The family of a teenager who died after eating an extremely spicy tortilla chip as part of a social media challenge will gather to remember the promising basketball player at a vigil Friday while they…
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Mass. teen dies after taking part in viral spicy chip challenge, family says
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Teen’s death leads to outpouring of concern over spicy chip challenge as sales are halted
A 14-year-old student from Worcester, Massachusetts, died on Friday, officials say, and his family says his death was caused by complications from eating an extremely spicy chip that’s the subject of a viral challenge.
WORCESTER, Mass. (WTVO) — A 14-year-old boy has died just hours after eating an infamously spicy tortilla chip as part of a viral social media challenge, according to NBC 10 Boston. Harris Wolobah,…
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The maker of an extremely spicy tortilla chip sold as the One Chip Challenge and popularized as a dare on social media is pulling
The family of a teenager who died after eating an extremely spicy tortilla chip as part of a social media challenge will gather to remember the promising basketball player at a vigil Friday while they…
The maker of the extremely spicy chip said it is working to recall the product as Massachusetts authorities probe the death of a teen whose family said the challenge was a contributing factor.
The death of a Massachusetts teenager after his family said he ate an extremely spicy tortilla chip has led to an outpouring of concern about the social media challenge and prompted retailers to pu…
