WARNING

OK  I AM NOTORIOUS FOR USING THINGS THAT MAY HAVE HAD AN EXPIRATION DATE THAT HAS PASSED  BUT NO MORE

OUR KIDS HAVE ENUF TO DEAL WITH --WITHOUT THIS KIND OF TROUBLE   HOPE YOU ALL LEARN SOMETHING FROM  THIS:

Got this from a friend and thought this was worth passing on. I had never heard of this till now.

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 We checked the date on the box of pancake mix and, to my dismay, found 20it was very outdated.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just that, and found an article the next day that mentioned a 19-year-old male DYING after eating pancakes made with outdated mix.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 Also, beware of outdated cake, brownie and cookie mixes.

There's more info at snopes.com.  Here's the link:

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

Lesson learned; be sure to check dates on everything and basically, just don't eat anything old!

PASS IT ON!!!!