School bans extra hot crisps after student suffers breathing difficulties

A school has banned a new flavour of extra spicy Doritos crisps after a student developed breathing difficulties after eating them. While most of the tortilla chips in the Doritos Roulette pack are the Tangy Cheese flavour, one chip in every handful is so spicy that makers says "it may bring you to tears." Beth Laybourn, 14, who is asthmatic, says she thought she was “going to die” after she ate the extra hot crisp. “At first it wasn’t that hot." she told The Sun. "We carried on going round and I started sweating and a moment later I felt my throat burning,” “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." Now chiefs at the George Pindar School in Scarborough in the UK have banned students from bringing the snack onto the premises. In its latest newsletter, the school issued a warning to parents and carers, asking them to 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.” A Doritos spokesperson said: "We were sorry to hear about what happened. We do warn people to expect a seriously spicy experience with Doritos Roulette and we make this clear on the pack and in our adverts."