do vitamins go out of date?

[paultownsend]

for one reason or another, i have around 25 x30 multibionta probiotic multivitamin tabblets. a few years supply!
the only thing is they went best before nov 08!
any disadvantages of taking these now? i cant imagine they would loose there health benefit?
PT

[Defcon5]

As long as it says best before rather than use by I wouldnt worry

[Paul Dishman]

paultownsend said:

for one reason or another, i have around 25 x30 multibionta probiotic multivitamin tabblets. a few years supply!
the only thing is they went best before nov 08!
any disadvantages of taking these now? i cant imagine they would loose there health benefit?
PT

Nov 08? Bin them !

[paultownsend]

so who is right here fellas?

[Defcon5]

Take them all and post back up, then we will know!

[Paul Dishman]

paultownsend said:

so who is right here fellas?

check my profile

[Defcon5]

Pfft - you are clearly telling him porkies so he comes to your pharmacy to buy replacement vitamins!

[Mermaid]

Paul Dishman said:

paultownsend said:

so who is right here fellas?

check my profile

Ok

Do all vitamins degrade? A does....

[Paul Dishman]

Mermaid said:

Paul Dishman said:

paultownsend said:

so who is right here fellas?

check my profile

Ok

Do all vitamins degrade? A does....

18 months after the expiry date? Some vitamins are more stable than others but without testing or long term stability test data from the manufacturer on this particular formulation we won't know whether these are safe or not.

Not worth taking the chance on

[Mermaid]

Paul Dishman said:

Mermaid said:

Paul Dishman said:

paultownsend said:

so who is right here fellas?

check my profile

Ok

Do all vitamins degrade? A does....

18 months after the expiry date? Some vitamins are more stable than others but without testing or long term stability test data from the manufacturer on this particular formulation we won't know whether these are safe or not.

Not worth taking the chance on

They may not have the potency stated.

They may not do much good, assuming those in date do, but to suggest they would be unsafe..

[Paul Dishman]

Mermaid said:

Paul Dishman said:

Mermaid said:

Paul Dishman said:

paultownsend said:

so who is right here fellas?

check my profile

Ok

Do all vitamins degrade? A does....

18 months after the expiry date? Some vitamins are more stable than others but without testing or long term stability test data from the manufacturer on this particular formulation we won't know whether these are safe or not.

Not worth taking the chance on

They may not have the potency stated.

They may not do much good, assuming those in date do, but to suggest they would be unsafe..

Erring on the side of caution

[paultownsend]

the bin has been fed

[Mermaid]

paultownsend said:

the bin has been fed

Buy a week's supply at a time

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1255328/...

[Silver993tt]

If you keep them in the fridge they last for a very long time.