{"id":2293019,"date":"2024-07-11T19:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T23:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-sues-manufacturer-behind-one-chip-challenge-after-teens-tragic-death\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T19:41:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T23:41:43","slug":"family-sues-manufacturer-behind-one-chip-challenge-after-teens-tragic-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-sues-manufacturer-behind-one-chip-challenge-after-teens-tragic-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Sues Manufacturer Behind &#8216;One Chip Challenge&#8217; After Teen&#8217;s Tragic Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffamily-sues-manufacturer-behind-one-chip-challenge-after-teens-tragic-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2293019&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary is about a \u200clawsuit filed after the death \u200bof a Massachusetts teen who participated in the &#8220;One Chip Challenge&#8221; and died after eating\u2064 a spicy\u200b tortilla chip. The \u2062family is suing \u200cthe chip manufacturer, \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-suspends-demonetizes-one-america-news-network\/\" title=\"YouTube Suspends, Demonetizes One America News Network\">parent company<\/a>, and retailer for marketing and selling the dangerous product to minors.\u200c The manufacturer has discontinued the product after the incident. \u2062An autopsy revealed the teen had an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alternate-chauvin-juror-admits-i-was-concerned-about-people-coming-to-my-house-if-they-were-not-happy-with-the-verdict\/\" title=\"Alternate Chauvin Juror Admits: \u2018I Was Concerned About People Coming To My House If They Were Not Happy With The Verdict\u2019\">enlarged heart<\/a> and a congenital defect in a coronary artery, which may\u2063 have been exacerbated by the \u2064spices\u200d in the chip. The teen initially ate the chip at school, fell ill, and \u200dlater died after being found unresponsive at\u2063 home. The lawsuit aims to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-gif-tiff-sparks-mandatory-anti-racism-training-at-cornell\/\" title=\"Kamala GIF Tiff Sparks Mandatory \u2018Anti-Racism\u2019 Training at Cornell\">prevent similar incidents<\/a> from happening to other children \u2062and families.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/%20\"><span>Jared Harris<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 11, 2024 at 3:35pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A lawsuit has been filed after the death of a Massachusetts teen who participated in a popular food challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Harris Wolobah, a 14-year-old sophomore at Worcester\u2019s Doherty Memorial High School, died on Sept. 1, 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/happen-teen-dies-shortly-taking-viral-one-chip-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after eating a spicy tortilla chip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Paqui, the company behind the \u201cOne Chip Challenge,\u201d packages only a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/volkswagen-to-take-60-stake-in-2-billion-tech-jv-with-chinas-horizon-robotics\/\" title=\"Volkswagen to take 60% stake in  billion tech JV with China\u2019s Horizon Robotics\">single chip<\/a> in each coffin-shaped container. The claim is that these chips are the spiciest in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey struggle with this horrible situation every hour of every day of their lives,\u201d family attorney Douglas Sheff said of surviving relatives at a Boston news conference, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/local\/one-chip-challenge-lawsuit\/3423740\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBTS-CD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey believe that by filing this lawsuit, they\u2019re going to ensure that this doesn\u2019t happen to other kids and other families.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Family of Harris Wolobah launches lawsuit after teen dies during \u2018One Chip Challenge\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kPdsvRHEti\">https:\/\/t.co\/kPdsvRHEti<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YTZSZXu5RY\">pic.twitter.com\/YTZSZXu5RY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Independent (@Independent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Independent\/status\/1811475653675434411?\">July 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  Chip manufacturer Paqui, parent company Hershey Co. and Walgreens are all named in the suit.<\/p>\n<p>Sheff said these companies manufactured a \u201cperfect storm of danger\u201d creating, marketing, and selling the \u201cOne Chip Challenge.\u201d Although the product was sold with an adults-only warning, minors were able to purchase the single-chip servings.<\/p>\n<p>Wolobah\u2019s issues were not the only ones linked to the chip, prompting action from the manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Wolobah\u2019s death, Paqui pulled the chip from shelves and quickly issued a statement announcing a decision to discontinue the product.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were and remain deeply saddened by the death of Harris Wolobah and extend our condolences to his family and friends,\u201d the company\u2019s 2023 statement reads. \u201cPaqui\u2019s One Chip Challenge was intended for adults only, with clear and prominent labeling highlighting that the product was not for children or anyone sensitive to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-everyone-can-intermittent-fast-heres-why\/\" title=\"Not Everyone Can Intermittent Fast, Here\u2019s Why\">spicy foods<\/a> or with underlying health conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw increased reports of teens and other individuals not heeding these warnings.\u202fAs a result, while the product adhered to food safety standards, out of an abundance of caution, we worked with retailers to voluntarily remove the product from shelves in September 2023, and the One Chip Challenge has been discontinued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An autopsy of Wolobah found he had an enlarged heart and a congenital defect in a coronary artery. These condition may have been exacerbated by the spices, potentially playing role in the teen\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Wolobah initially ate the chip at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ten-commandments-must-displayed-public-school-classrooms-according-new-state-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">school<\/a> and soon felt ill.<\/p>\n<p>He was sent to the nurse\u2019s office. Wolobah was picked up by his mother, telling her a classmate had given him the chip. The teen appeared to be improving while returning home.<\/p>\n<p>Later that afternoon, his family called for help after Wolobah was found unresponsive. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/first-responders-arrive-horrific-scene-pack-dogs-turn-woman-entire-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paramedics<\/a> arrived to find him not breathing.<\/p>\n<p>The teen was transported to an area hospital, where he was declared dead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad it not been for the chip,\u201d Sheff said, \u201che would have had a normal, healthy life.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The family of Harris Wolobah has filed a lawsuit after the teen died from participating in the &#8220;One Chip Challenge.&#8221; The challenge involved eating a single spicy tortilla chip from the company Paqui. The lawsuit names Paqui, parent company Hershey Co., and Walgreens as defendants. Despite the product being labeled for adults only, minors were able to purchase it. After Wolobah&#8217;s death, Paqui discontinued the product and removed it from shelves. An autopsy revealed that Wolobah had underlying health conditions that may have been exacerbated by the spices in the chip. The family&#8217;s attorney believes that without the chip, Wolobah would have had a normal, healthy life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2047,"featured_media":2293020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harris-Wolobah.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3881,4585,17141,34727,34728],"class_list":["post-2293019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-family","tag-lawsuit","tag-manufacturer","tag-one-chip-challenge","tag-teen-death"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harris-Wolobah.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2047"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}