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The Paqui #OneChipChallenge is back and has sent several children to the hospital.
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Paqui is a flavored tortilla chip company that has been releasing a new spicy chip for the last six years.
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The 2022 One Chip Challenge features the Carolina Reaper chip, one of the spiciest peppers in the world.
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As the website also claims, the chip left many users who took the challenge with a blue mouth and tongue.
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The 2022 edition of the Paqui chip has a Scoville unit of 1.7 million.
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The Carolina Reaper is officially the Worlds Hottest Pepper as ranked by Guinness Book of World Records and scales at 2.2 million SHU!
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The chip can cause intense side effects and an unbearable burning sensation in the stomach as well as mouth.
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Medical experts have alarmed users against the dangerous trend that can cause serious harm after several US states like California, Texas and Alabama saw hospitalizations due to the chip.
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The chip is still being sold online despite multiple warnings and backlash from the parents and medical experts.
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