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As unfortunate as this story is, it can illustrate a valuable point to everyone about checking expiration dates, especially on things that have a long shelf life. While the ingredients, which in the case of pancake mixes consist primarily of flour, can last for a long time in a cool, dry place, unwanted things can develop over time. Sometimes a product can smell or look "off, though a potential problem may not be obvious to the naked eye. "Unseen molds can trigger both minor and severe allergic reactions, so it is best to throw out an old mix than to risk anaphylactic shock - especially if you are prone to allergies.
Update: Link is now fixed
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6-16-2006 @2:57PM Punisher2k said... On an all new episode of House...
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6-16-2006 @3:09PM Doug said... The link must have eaten some of the mix, too; it's dead.
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6-16-2006 @3:42PM monkeypox said... story's gone. wonder if it was a hoax.
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6-17-2006 @1:22AM Thom said... I read it when first posted and the link was valid. Took me to a newstation story. Young man cooked from an expired box of mix and went into anaphalytic shock and perished. Later, the link wasn't valid. But I did read the story.
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6-17-2006 @7:50AM Nicole Weston said... The link is fixed now. The source changed the name and locaiton of the story on their site (and thus the original URL).
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6-19-2006 @1:28PM Mike Williams said... I got suckered into this one by our local NBC afillate(sp?). I checked www.truthorfiction.com and came up with the story of a 19 yo in FL who died from eating contaminated pancake mix. The story is unproven "but could be true".
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is
-Grandma
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6-19-2006 @3:12PM Robyn said... SC resident here- as far as I know, this is the second occurrence of this happening. No hoax- Snopes proved it true. (Click on my name for details.)
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