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Title: Expiration Dates on supplements
Post by: Fourslot40 on April 06, 2008, 05:40:10 PM: In your opinions, how long after the expiration date is a supplement worth taking?
Title: Re: Expiration Dates on supplements
Post by: Princess L on April 06, 2008, 07:58:11 PM: Quote from: Fourslot40 on April 06, 2008, 05:40:10 PM
In your opinions, how long after the expiration date is a supplement worth taking?

Depends on what it is and if it's been open or not.
Title: Re: Expiration Dates on supplements
Post by: candidizzle on April 06, 2008, 08:45:12 PM: its bad now, you had better just send it to me and ill discard it for you. ;D
Title: Re: Expiration Dates on supplements
Post by: smaul on April 07, 2008, 01:45:13 AM: Quote from: Princess L on April 06, 2008, 07:58:11 PM
Depends on what it is and if it's been open or not.

And where it's been... hot, cold, dark etc.
Title: Re: Expiration Dates on supplements
Post by: Fourslot40 on April 07, 2008, 01:13:59 PM: Quote from: smaul on April 07, 2008, 01:45:13 AM
And where it's been... hot, cold, dark etc.

Pill form... has been opened but still pretty much full and kept and room temperature.
Title: Re: Expiration Dates on supplements
Post by: The Squadfather on April 07, 2008, 01:27:03 PM: no, once the clock hits midnight on the expiration date it loses 100 percent of it's potency. :D
Title: Re: Expiration Dates on supplements
Post by: thewickedtruth on April 07, 2008, 03:10:26 PM: Quote from: The Squadfather on April 07, 2008, 01:27:03 PM
no, once the clock hits midnight on the expiration date it loses 100 percent of it's potency. :D

wasted your money on muscletech products too didn't ya... ;D
Title: Re: Expiration Dates on supplements
Post by: Bluto on April 07, 2008, 03:52:27 PM: i got a couple of jars with protein that expired 6 months ago or so

still sealed though so i guess it's ok
Title: Re: Expiration Dates on supplements
Post by: Princess L on April 07, 2008, 07:47:14 PM: Quote from: Bluto on April 07, 2008, 03:52:27 PM
i got a couple of jars with protein that expired 6 months ago or so

still sealed though so i guess it's ok

Bad protein powder smells BAD. You'd know.
As long as it's still sealed, it should be good.

Protein bars are the worst. When they get close to or beyond their date, they taste funky. Health wise tho, I'm sure they're ok.