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Covid test, has the expiry date extended on the home testing kits already received during Covid
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ballyhargan
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I would like to know if the home tests we received during Covid have had their expiry dates extended and if so where can you check.
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You may find that expiry dates are irrelevant, if like us, you discover that the essential liquid in the test has evaporated.I’m a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Competition Time, Site Feedback and Marriage, Relationships and Families boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com All views are my own and not the official line of Money Saving Expert.2
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Extended by who? They are made by different manufacturers and as companies are in the business of making money, ongoing effectiveness aside it’s in their interests for people to be buying new tests.All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.0 -
Expiry would be dictated by the efficacy of the test - and that can't just be arbitrarily extended. You could end up with false positives or false negatives.
Milk (or any fresh produce) it doesn't remain fresh just because the supermarket decided to extend its use by / best before date by 3 months. After a while it becomes undrinkable / inedible.1 -
Misslayed said:You may find that expiry dates are irrelevant, if like us, you discover that the essential liquid in the test has evaporated.We discovered this was the situation with our OOD tests when checking this week. OH has Covid as confirmed by new tests, I found some old ones in the back of the cupboard and he was going to try using one to see if it said the same thing, but the liquid has all gone. The tests went OOD in January.Make £2025 in 2025
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Thank you for your responses but the following day I went to the pharmacy and they give me a free test and said ignore the expiry date as the manufacturer has confirmed these can be used past their expiry date, The green and white box Orient Gene's Rapid Covid-19 (antigen) self Test Exp 2024 01. I think it could depend on having the liquid still available within the test which was the case with this test I received.0
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The FDA in the US has extended specific kits by 3 to 6 months, some have not been extended. Not seen anything from the NHS / UK gov.
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