01-06-2012, 08:23
I would just like to say that I don't mean to start a fight with anyone and I'm not a troll but I see that the expiration date thing is really starting to be an issue 
so I googled some more...google may not be the most reliable source out there but it's still something... I found some articles if anyone wants to read:
http://www.ehow.com/list_6913739_fda-supplement-expiration-date-rules.html
The FDA does not require dietary supplements to have expiration dates. Rather, the FDA recommends that supplement manufacturers include an expiration date, "if it is supported by valid data demonstrating that it is not false or misleading."
http://www.dissolutiontech.com/DTresour/800Articles/800art3.html
"Can Vitamins or Herbal Remedies Lose Their Efficacy?" - They can, but consumers don't know when products expire because the FDA does not require expiration dates for dietary supplements. So how do consumers know when products have lost their potency? Do botanicals react differently in hot, cold, humid, or dry environments? A professor at the University of Minnesota adressed the issue of shelf-life testing for dietary supplements.
At the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Dietary Supplements Forum, a scientist warned consumers that reading labels and comparing prices are not the best means to determine a dietary supplement's efficacy and potential side effects. Larry Augsburger, Ph.D., immediate past president of AAPS, chair of the meeting and professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, stressed that consumers need to engage in critical pre-purchase research on any dietary supplement they wish to purchase.
"Currently consumers have no clear basis for determining product quality," said Augsburger.
I wish someone working at the FDA would actually tell us if this is correct or not...
Anyways my personal opinion is that expiration dates on herbal supplements can be arbitrary or not...the company can just slap a date on or maybe they actually measured somehow...personally right now I don't think any of the companies out there selling PM take the time (and the money) to do that...but that is just my personal opinion and I hope nobody is offended by it
so I googled some more...google may not be the most reliable source out there but it's still something... I found some articles if anyone wants to read:http://www.ehow.com/list_6913739_fda-supplement-expiration-date-rules.html
The FDA does not require dietary supplements to have expiration dates. Rather, the FDA recommends that supplement manufacturers include an expiration date, "if it is supported by valid data demonstrating that it is not false or misleading."
http://www.dissolutiontech.com/DTresour/800Articles/800art3.html
"Can Vitamins or Herbal Remedies Lose Their Efficacy?" - They can, but consumers don't know when products expire because the FDA does not require expiration dates for dietary supplements. So how do consumers know when products have lost their potency? Do botanicals react differently in hot, cold, humid, or dry environments? A professor at the University of Minnesota adressed the issue of shelf-life testing for dietary supplements.
At the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Dietary Supplements Forum, a scientist warned consumers that reading labels and comparing prices are not the best means to determine a dietary supplement's efficacy and potential side effects. Larry Augsburger, Ph.D., immediate past president of AAPS, chair of the meeting and professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, stressed that consumers need to engage in critical pre-purchase research on any dietary supplement they wish to purchase.
"Currently consumers have no clear basis for determining product quality," said Augsburger.
I wish someone working at the FDA would actually tell us if this is correct or not...
Anyways my personal opinion is that expiration dates on herbal supplements can be arbitrary or not...the company can just slap a date on or maybe they actually measured somehow...personally right now I don't think any of the companies out there selling PM take the time (and the money) to do that...but that is just my personal opinion and I hope nobody is offended by it