I think this is too important not to share...
A student at HBHS (high school) 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. Apparently, the mold that forms in old mixes can be toxic! Throw away ALL OUTDATED pancake mix, Bisquick, brownie mixes etc you have in your home.
You can check this website....... http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/pancake.asp
P. S. You might want to tell this to your children, grandchildren, nephews, nieces and anyone else who keeps these types of mixes in the cupboard.
Karl,
Thanks for sharinging this important information. I need to go through the pantry and do some date checking.
Yes, I have some checking to do too.
I just read this, this week somewhere else.....very interesting...
Interesting or scary? I always make a habit of looking at the dates before using a product, but now I'm going to go through my cabinets tomorrow and do a little preventative maintenance.