[Grovenet] Outdated baking mix

[Dale Wiley]

The EMT husband firefighter better go back to EMT school... wheezing while
breathing, with cyanotic lips with a known allergy patient should have been
an immediate 911 call before he went into anaphlaptic shock.

Makes me wonder as to the veracity of the story.

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Subject: [Grovenet] Outdated baking mix



Hi all -

I checked  Snopes, and yes, it is true.

-Bob-



PLEASE READ ABOUT THE PANCAKES WARNING --- 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 dat e 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 and, to my dismay, found it was very outdated.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eating pancakes made with outdated mix.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 Also,  beware of outdated cake, brownie and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, IT COULD  SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE!!!

Still don't believe it?  Check on this link:
_http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/pancake.asp_
(http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/pancake.asp)






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