Friday 23 September 2022 11:05 PM FDA's warning on NyQuil chicken led to 7,000 online searches for recipe ... trends now
Searches for NyQuil chicken skyrocketed after the United States Federal Drug Administration issued a warning against the recipe after it went viral during a recent TikTok trend.
The hazardous recipe, dubbed 'sleepy chicken,' gained traction earlier this year and prompted the FDA to issue a statement on the method and the way parents allow their children to interact with social media.
Following the recent statement on September 14 TikTok data showed an uptick of about 7,000 more searches on the trend by September 21, according to BuzzFeed.
The FDA further put out a news release on September 15 warning parents about various 'social media challenges involving medicines' while encouraging adults to 'lock up these medications to prevent accidental overdoses.'
'These video challenges, which often target youths, can harm people – and even cause death,' the FDA warned.
TikTok has since issued a 'warning' on the app about the challenge.
The recent FDA warning against the horrid NyQuil Chicken trend skyrocketed searches for the recipe with at least 7,000 curious searchers attempting to discover the hype
Users have sold the recipe as helping relieve cold symptoms and insomnia
The FDA warned that inhaling the fumes from boiled NyQuil can have a detrimental effect on the