Japanese teenagers were taken to the hospital after eating snacks containing India’s Bhut Jolokia, known as the world’s hottest pepper.
According to the Fuji News Network (FNN) in Japan on the 16th, 14 students who ate spicy potato chips at a high school in Ota Ward, Tokyo were rushed to the hospital.
They complained of nausea and severe pain around the mouth, with one of them having to be wheeled out in a wheelchair because his symptoms were so severe.
FNN reported that at the time, students ate ’18+ curry potato chips’, which are famous for being as spicy as our country’s spicy chicken stir-fried noodles.
The product reportedly contains Bhut Jolokia from India, one of the hottest pepper varieties in the world.
Bhut Jolokia has been registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the ‘world’s hottest chili’ with a Scoville rating of over 1 million. Cheongyang chili has a Scoville rating of around 4000. In the United States, it is also called ‘ghost chili’ because it is so hot that it makes your mind go crazy.
Because of this, the manufacturer of the 18+ potato chip posted a warning on their official website saying, “The spiciness is too strong. Please do not eat if you are under 18 years of age,” and “People with high blood pressure, poor physical condition, or a weak stomach should also absolutely not eat.”
The packaging for the product also contains a warning, such as “If you have cuts on your fingers, do not eat with bare hands.”
Meanwhile, the manufacturer said regarding this incident, “We apologize for causing concern,” and “We hope for a speedy recovery for those who were transferred to the hospital.”
(Seoul = News 1)
Source: www.donga.com
