Comment · Mon, November 1, 2021 · ND Owner
Reddit AMA | In-House Lab Edition
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NootropicsDepotGuru · 77 points
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We are very excited to announce that Nootropics Depot will be conducting its first-ever Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything), which is a semi-live Q&A session, about our In-House Analytical Laboratory and we would love for you to join us! See below for full details and get your question(s) ready. We hope to see you there!
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M1ndfl0wer · 1 points
Is there an expiration date for your products?
I've several different kinds of products and I couldn't find any date on them, so I wonder how long they are good and safe to take as I've some of them that are more than one year old.
Also if they cannot expire and are safe to use for many years, is there a point where the product will be less efficient if it is stored properly in a cold and dry place away from sunlight?
Thank you for your work and for the time you take to answer our questions, your seriousness is really exemplary!
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Hey, circling back on this. I had to fly out of town right after this AMA, and I will off Reddit for the week. I was actually in Las Vegas at Supply Side West.
So all our our products have their production date on them. You can find that in the last 6 digits of the lot number. They go MMDDYY. That tells you when your specific bottle/jar was made. The issue with expiration dates is that everyone out there is technically violating the FDA guidelines. Most brands just put 2 years from the production date and call it a day. That's violating the FDA guidelines, though. The FDA states that if you put an expiration date on a product that it has to be based in valid science and validated by you before you do it. Nobody does that, so they are all violating the guidelines. Randomly putting 2 years is not scientifically based. In the absence of clear validated scientific evidence, the FDA states you should NOT put an expiration on the product. That's why we leave it off. We hold multiple units from every lot back in our warehouse, though. As those approach the 2 year mark, we open them and test them in the lab again. We are slowly building out better scientific data for all the products to more accurately put expirations on them eventually. However, we have basically seen almost no degradation in most of the products. The only exceptions would be things susceptible to oxidation, like the fish oils. Those are not as stable past the 2 year mark. However, most things are stable for many years without any degradation when stored properly away from moisture and sunlight.