WARNING ABOUT Pancake Mix (and other boxed mixes)

[bbqcook]

Checked snopes and confirmed this.

WARNING ABOUT Pancake Mix (and other boxed mixes)

(maybe you already know this, I DID NOT !!)

Talk about frightening...

Throw away ALL OUTDATED pancake mix you have in your home, PLEASE! If you don't believe me, read this article and then follow the 'Link' below to SNOPES. Sorry to be the Grim Reaper of bad news, but I would rather have you ALIVE, besides a $2.00 box of pancake mix is NOT worth your life.

P. S. You might want to tell this to your children, grandchildren, nephews, nieces and anyone else who keeps pancake mix in the cupboard.

WARNING - READ ON. AND CHECK SNOPES TOO.

From Snopes:
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 a nyway. 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 We checked the date on the box of pancake mix and, to my dismay, found it was very outdated.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just that, and found an article the next day that mentioned a 19-year-old male DYING after eating pancakes made with outdated mix.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 ca n be toxic!

When we told our friends about my son's close call, we were surprised at the number of people who men! tioned 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Also, beware of outdated Bisquick, cake, brownie and cookie mixes.

PASS IT ON! This is TRUE--Check it out!
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[RON(PA)]

Great tip. Thanks for posting. I'm checking my cabinets today. Can't be too careful. It's weird that mold will grow after the expiration date. Sort like a "time bomb"

[janiece]

Thank you for posting this! As I was standing in front of the microwave today I pulled out some unopened boxes and I'm too embarassed to tell you what the experation dates were!

I wonder if they would go bad if the mixes were kept in the freezer instead of the cupboard. My grandparents used to keep their mixes in the freezer but I thought it was to avoid those little grain miller moths. I won't have anything left to put in the freezer for now, though.

[bigbillinsc]

Dont have that problem. Call me old fassioned but we make em from scratch. biscuits 2.... my daddy would have Dee Vorsed my momma if she had made a pancake or biscuit from some mix.

[The TINMAN]

Thanks for the heads up And your right on about buying large from the big discount places. God Bless & tho you may never know, you may just have prevented a Tradgedy.

The TINMAN