MIILTON, Ga. — Several middle schoolers ended up having to see the school nurse after munching on some potato chips.
It was all connected to what’s known as the “One Chip Challenge,” but the Georgia Poison Control Center said it’s not a game.
The challenge involves eating a type of specialty chips called Paqui, which are made from peppers that are 200 times hotter than a Jalapeno. The label on the box comes with a lengthy warning to buyers advising them to wash their hands with soap after touching just one.
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Still, the challenge has gone viral on social media.
Channel 2′s Berndt Petersen was at Northwestern Middle School in Milton Friday, where school administrators had to call in poison control after several students ate the chips.
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Principal Joel Petersen also sent an email to parents asking them to make sure their kids don’t bring the chips to school.
Dr. Gaylord Lopez with the Poison Control Center said an adult with a cast iron stomach may not have trouble with the chips, but for a middle schooler who might have asthma or digestive problems, eating the chips can cause serious harm.
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