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Expire date on Vitimins.
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alexb123
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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 There are 90 tablets, so I cannot take the course without them going out of date.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
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 There are 90 tablets, so I cannot take the course without them going out of date.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
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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 There are 90 tablets, so I cannot take the course without them going out of date.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
If so, they will last until Monday, 17 July 2017 - seems ok to me.
Who did you buy from? A UK company?0 -
They are from Canada and yes 1 a day. I didn't intent to start them yet.0
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Buying Canadian vitamins online ??
Sounds like trouble if you ask me,0 -
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 There are 90 tablets, so I cannot take the course without them going out of date.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.0 -
What is the website ?
How can you be sure the vitamins are vitamins and not some lethal mix.0 -
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As someone previously pointed out, out of date vitamins won't harm you.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!0 -
They are from Canada and yes 1 a day. I didn't intent to start them yet.
You have more than 90 days until they go out of date, you not wanting to start them yet is irrelevant.0 -
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.0
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