Pancake Mix - Please Read ----- VERY IMPORTANT - REGARDING PANCAKE MIX: > > I recently made a batch of pancakes for my healthy 14-year-old son, > using a mix that was in our pantry. He said that they tasted "funny," > but > ate them anyway. > About 10 minutes later, he began having difficulty breathing and his > lips began turning purple. I gave him his allergy pill, had him sit on > the > sofa and told him to relax. He was wheezing while inhaling and exhaling. > > My husband, a volunteer firefighter and EMT, heated up some water, and > we > had my son lean over the water so the steam could clear his chest and > sinuses. Soon, his breathing became more regular and his lips returned > to > a more normal color. We checked the date on the box of pancake mix and, > to > my dismay, found it was very outdated. > As a reference librarian at an academic institution, I have the > ability > to search through many research databases. I did just that, and found an > article the next day that mentioned a 19-year-old male DYING after > eating > pancakes made with outdated mix. Apparently, the mold that forms in old > pancake mix can be toxic! When we told our friends about my son's close > call, we were surprised at the number of people who mentioned that they > should check their own pancake mix since they don't use it often, or > they > had purchased it some time ago. With so many people shopping at > warehouse-type stores and buying large sizes of pancake mix, I hope your > readers will take the time to check the expiration date on their boxes. > Also, beware of outdated cake, brownie and cookie mixes. > > PASS IT ON!!!! > This is TRUE--Check it out! http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/pancake.asp > > |
Oh, I got this in my e-mail several weeks ago but forgot to post it here :eek: Thanks for giving everyone a heads up girl! :thumbup: |
Wow!!!:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: I would have never thought. Thanks for passing this on!! |
I used to buy the boxes and I know they stayed in the cabinet way too long. We must have been lucky. Now, I just buy the pancake mix in the shakable plastic bottle. I love doing it that way. No muss, no fuss. Now they make a large one too and I can just put it in the fridge and make a couple each morning for my son. |
Your not going to believe this!! I had read this article a while ago so, that is how I knew.......I was going to make pancakes for hubby and me for breakfast this morning...and BECAUSE I had received this article I checked the exp. dates!!! (this goes to show you how often we eat pancakes!) One of the boxes (opened but the bag had a tie on it) expired May 06!!! and the 2 others were Nov 06!! I can't even believe I still had them! well, needless to say we didn't have pancakes for breakfast but, the trash did! |
yikes!! |
thanks for letting us know...every little helps. |
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