Pancake Mix Can Kill

Michael F. · Nov 15, 2008

WARNING IN THE KITCHEN -- Please Read

A student at HBHS had pancakes this week and it almost became fatal. His

Mom (registered nurse) made him pancakes, dropped him off at school and

headed to play tennis. She never takes her cell phone on the court but

did this time and her son called to say he was having trouble breathing.

She told him to go to the nurse immediately and proceeded to call school

and alert the nurse. The nurse called the paramedics and they were there

in 3 minutes and worked on the boy all the way to the hospital. He came

so close to dying. Evidently this is more common then I ever knew. Check

the expiration dates on packages like pancakes and cake mixes that have

yeast which over time develop spores.

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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Throw away ALL OUTDATED pancake mix you have in your home, PLEASE!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.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/pancake.asp

From Snopes: cause of death due to anaphylaxic shock reaction to

molds. 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found it was very outdated.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 Bisquick, cake, brownie and cookie mixes.
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If you read the text of the entire message before you read the snopes link, please be aware that snopes still has an entirely different take on the matter. Yeast in old pancake mix does not kill. Certain allergies to mold spores do.

thanx, janie!

Michael F. · Feb 25, 2009

*bump*
saw this again recently...

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