14-year-old boy died! Amazon and eBay urgently removed a hot-selling product

According to the latest news from foreign media, Amazon and eBay have removed a super spicy corn chip that was linked to the death of an American teenager .

It is understood that the parents of 14-year-old Harris Worobah believe that their son died after eating this potato chip.

Currently, the potato chips have been removed from the shelves in the United States, but are still sold on other sites around the world. After the media contacted Amazon, Amazon said it would remove the product from sites in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The online retailer also plans to contact international buyers who recently purchased the snack to inform them that the product is now off the shelves and that they should avoid consuming it if they have not consumed it.

In addition, an eBay spokesperson also stated that user safety is very important for an e-commerce platform, and the platform has now deleted the sales information of the product.

The spokesperson added: “We are closely monitoring the information on our platform and if any other similar products appear, we will take immediate action to remove them.”

As of now, Harris' cause of death has not been confirmed, but his parents have been calling for an end to the potato chip eating challenge.

The cornmeal chips contain the "hottest chilli in the world", according to the snack's maker, Paki.

At first, some Internet celebrities first discovered this product and filmed their reactions when eating potato chips and posted them online. Soon, more and more people began to pay attention to this potato chip, and many people joined the potato chip eating challenge out of curiosity.

It is reported that as the challenge became more and more popular, some teenagers even began to try the chips despite the warnings on the packaging, resulting in the tragedy mentioned at the beginning of the article.

The snack's makers said the challenge was "for adults only" and not aimed at anyone with underlying health conditions or allergies.

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