Lawsuit Alleges Massachusetts Teen Died From ‘Spicy Chip Challenge’

Published on July 12, 2024

The family of a Massachusetts teenager who died last year has filed a lawsuit against Hershey Company subsidiary Paqui and Walgreens, alleging that his death stemmed from a social media contest involving the eating of a chip advertised to be intensely spicy.  In September 2023, 14-year-old Harris Wolobah in Worcester, Massachusetts, died after he participated in the “One Chip Challenge.” Paqui manufactured the $10 chip, packaged in a coffin-shaped box, and Walgreens promoted the social media campaign in which people filmed themselves eating the chip, according to the complaint filed in the Suffolk County Superior Court on Thursday. After eating the chip, Mr. Wolobah told his 10th-grade teacher he wasn’t feeling well, then lost consciousness....

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