TOKYO: Fourteen Japanese high school students were taken to hospital on Tuesday after eating “super spicy” potato chips, local media said.

More than 30 pupils at a Tokyo high school were reportedly sharing the crisps during recess when some started complaining of nausea and acute pain around their mouths.

Fourteen of them were rushed to hospital, with all conscious but at least one feeling so ill they had to be transported on a wheelchair, Fuji TV said. The broadcaster said a male student brought the crisps to the school “just for fun” because he had eaten them before and found them “super spicy”.

Published in Dawn, July 17th, 2024

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