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Disgusting, unnecessary and dangerous: the new food trend on TikTok crossed the line Israel today

2022-09-22T05:33:31.061Z


Disgusting: because it is about preparing chickens that have been "marinated" in cough syrup • Unnecessary: ​​because isn't it a shame for the food to be thrown away? • Dangerous: because the American Drug Administration issued a warning against the trend and Tiktok deletes videos related to it • The rest of the strange details in the article


If you thought you've seen it all when it comes to viral food trends on social media, a new contender for the title comes from Tiktok: chicken in syrup sauce against coughs and colds.

This is not a crazy old medicine, but it is definitely a dangerous trend.

How dangerous?

The American Food and Drug Administration FDA issued an official statement on its behalf warning of the dangers inherent in it, and even Tiktok, a place where there is quite a bit of craziness from all worlds and types, understands that this is a match and takes a rather tough policy when it comes to giving a platform to this dangerous trend with moves that include, among others , warning surfers against imitating it and sometimes even removing it.

As part of the trend, which first appeared in 2017, although in a much smaller dose, surfers record themselves frying chicken in a popular cough and cold syrup called Nquil, which is sold without a prescription, thus giving it a bluish-greenish hue.

"Eating 'chicken in cough medicine sauce' can cause muscle damage, liver failure, coma and even blindness," the manager warned against the trend (which many insist by the way is only frying the chicken and not eating it).

Inhaling NQuil vapors after boiling can cause serious health damage," they added.


"Boiling a drug can make it, on the contrary, much more concentrated and change its properties in other ways," it says. "Even if you don't eat the chicken, inhaling the vapors from the drug while cooking can lead to the penetration of large amounts of the drug into the body.

Taking too much acetaminophen (one of the active ingredients in the medicine) can cause the accumulation of toxic byproducts in the human body and impair function.

Eating chicken in cough medicine sauce can cause muscle damage, liver failure, coma and even blindness, the frightening warning states, noting other dangerous side effects that may result from its excessive consumption such as vomiting,

As mentioned, Tiktok was also alarmed by the health dangers inherent in the dangerous challenge.

"Participating in this challenge may cause you or others to be harmed," reads the warning that appears in the search for the name of the challenge NyQuil chicken (also known as Sleepy Chicken or Bedtime Chicken) when surfers are asked to "make informed decisions" and many times the search leads to an error message warning of the dangers of online challenges." If a challenge is dangerous or harmful and if you are not sure if it is indeed such, simply do not do it. It is not worth the danger to yourself or others," it says.

How far has the trend gone?

Procter & Gamble, the parent company of poplar syrup, hastened to warn against consuming the drug beyond the recommended dose. "At Procter & Gamble, consumer safety is our top priority and we will not support any inappropriate use of our product. NyQuil should only be taken the instructions," the company stated.

"Online trends and social pressure can be a dangerous combination for your children and their friends, especially when it comes to drug abuse," warned parents of children who tend to be affected by such dangerous trends. "It's stupid and completely unappetizing. Sit with them and explain the dangers and the irreversible damage." Written.

Screenshot from the Tiktok video of the "Sleepy Chicken" challenge, which has since been deleted,

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Source: israelhayom

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