Pancake mix Precautions

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Pancake mix Precautions DEAR ABBY:I recently made a batch of pancakes for my healthy 14-year-old son,usinga mix that was in our pantry. He said that they tasted "funny," but atethem anyway. About 10 minutes later, he began having difficultybreathingand his lips began turning purple. I gave him his allergy pill, had himsit on the sofa and told him to relax. He was

wheezing while inhalingandexhaling. My husband, a volunteer firefighter and EMT, heated up somewater, and we had my son lean over the water so the steam could clearhischest and sinuses. Soon, his breathing became more regular and his lipsreturned to a more normal color. We checked the date on the box ofpancakemix and, to my dismay, found it was very outdated.As a referencelibrarian at an academic institution, I have the ability to searchthroughmany research databases. I did just that, and found an article the nextday that mentioned a 19-year-old male DYING after eating pancakes madewith outda! ted mix . Apparently, the mold that forms in old pancake mixcanbe toxic! When we told our friends about my son's close call, we weresurprised at the number of people who mentioned that they should checktheir own pancake mix since they don't use it often, or they hadpurchasedit some time ago. With so many

people shopping at warehouse-type storesand buying large sizes of pancake mix, I hope your readers will take thetime to check the expiration date on their boxes. Also, beware ofoutdatedcake, brownie and cookie mixes.PASS IT ON!!!!

 

 

 

 

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