George Pindar School, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, has warned parents not to give their children Doritos Roulette after one of its pupils complained the snack made her violently ill.
Doritos Roulette, launched in April, is a new take on the crunchy snack where one in every handful of chips per bag is coated with a spicy flavoring (reportedly ten times hotter than a jalapeño pepper). The rest of the chips are much cooler, making each bag like a game of Russian Roulette, Sport Act reports.
Beth Laybourn, 14, who is also asthmatic, was played this Russian roulette-style game with her younger brother and a friend, each taking turns eat a chip, according to The Sun.
"At first it wasn't that hot. We carried on going round and I started sweating and a moment later I felt my throat burning," she said.
"I started retching and ran to the toilet and was sick. I had four mugs of milk and my throat still wouldn't stop burning. I couldn't breathe properly and I really thought I was going to die.
"I kept thinking that if it leads to a full-blown asthma attack I could die."
She later suffered a severe asthma attack at school that prompted the staff to send out the warning, according to the Guardian.
The newsletter, under the heading "Dangerous Doritos," read: "Parents and carers, please be aware that the new Doritos Roulette crisps are not recommended for children. The crisps contain extra hot chips and it has come to our attention that they can cause severe distress, particularly to those with sensitivities, allergies or breathing problems."
"We were sorry to hear about what happened," said a spokesperson for the brand in response to the incident. "We do warn people to expect a seriously spicy experience with Doritos Roulette and we make this clear on the pack and in adverts."
