Expire date on Vitimins.

alexb123

Hi All,

Ordered some vitamins online and they have arrived with an expire date on July 2017. There are 90 tablets, so I cannot take the course without them going out of date. What is the law on this?

Thanks

wealdroam

alexb123 wrote: »

Hi All,

Ordered some vitamins online and they have arrived with an expire date on July 2017. There are 90 tablets, so I cannot take the course without them going out of date. What is the law on this?

Thanks

Is it one tablet per day?
If so, they will last until Monday, 17 July 2017 - seems ok to me.

Who did you buy from? A UK company?

alexb123

They are from Canada and yes 1 a day. I didn't intent to start them yet.

IAmWales

alexb123 wrote: »

They are from Canada and yes 1 a day. I didn't intent to start them yet.

Did you tell them that before ordering? If you want to return them you're going to have to check the Canadian law on the subject.

The vitamins are not going to harm you if they're a little out of date.

firefox1956

Buying Canadian vitamins online ??
Sounds like trouble if you ask me,

marliepanda

alexb123 wrote: »

Hi All,

Ordered some vitamins online and they have arrived with an expire date on July 2017. There are 90 tablets, so I cannot take the course without them going out of date. What is the law on this?

Thanks

You can take the course.

You not wanting to start them yet is irrelevant.

DCFC79

What is the website ?

How can you be sure the vitamins are vitamins and not some lethal mix.

sphrp2

They are most likely categorised as a food stuff not a medicine which is also the case for many vitamin products in UK. If so, they fall under food laws so the expiry date situation is different (I'm not an expert in food laws).
As someone previously pointed out, out of date vitamins won't harm you. Worst case, there is less vitamin than the label says. Eat an extra piece of fruit - it will more than make up for the loss!

paddyrg

sphrp2 wrote: »

Eat an extra piece of fruit - it will more than make up for the loss!

Indeed unless a real doctor has found there's a specific imbalance (and then prescribed a specific tablet) then a balanced diet will cover all vitamin needs

mattyprice4004

alexb123 wrote: »

They are from Canada and yes 1 a day. I didn't intent to start them yet.

So if I go to the Co Op and buy a loaf of bread but don't intend to eat it until next month and it goes off, is that my fault or theirs?

You have more than 90 days until they go out of date, you not wanting to start them yet is irrelevant.

[Deleted User]

paddyrg wrote: »

Indeed unless a real doctor has found there's a specific imbalance (and then prescribed a specific tablet) then a balanced diet will cover all vitamin needs

Unless it is vitamin D - and it is well worth taking that as a supplement.

I doubt vitamins with 'expire' in a puff of smoke on their expiration date.