Warning! Cakes Mixes...Who Knew?

Received this email this morning from a friend and did check it out with Snopes. Snopes says it is real, therefore, I am posting it here for all to read and Please don't dismiss this:
Subject: Warning: cake mixes - who knew ??

THROW AWAY ALL OUTDATED PANCAKE MIX, BISQUICK, BROWNIE MIXES, CAKE MIXES, ETC. YOU HAVE IN YOUR HOME.

Warning: cake mixes - who knew ??

Somebody wrote:
Before my surgery I bought quite a few Duncan Hines cakes mixes that were on sale. A couple of months ago I decide to use one, I checked the expiration date and found it past, all the boxes were passed the expiration date. I phoned Duncan Hinds to ask if the one that was only two months passed if it was OK. She told me in no uncertain words to throw them all out, she even said to open the boxes and throw the mix in the garbage, just in case someone picked it up and used it

According to Snopes:
Subject: Cake Mixes & Toxins- **PLEASE READ**
Pass this on to ALL in your address book. You never know whose life you may save by doing so. For those of you at work, PLEASE remember to check you cupboards when you get home tonight!!!

This is confirmed on Snopes
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/pancake.asp

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 than 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 Throw away ALL OUTDATED pancake mix, brownie mixes, Bisquick, cake & cookie mixes,etc., you have in your home.

P.S. Tell this to your children, grand children, nephews, nieces and anyone else who keeps these types of mixes in the cupboard.