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How does eyewash run out of date?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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So my eyewash at work was out of date, the bandages in my first aid kit have a use by date. How in the fuck is that a thing if the they are supposed to be in a sterile environment?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Eye wash is saline and unfortunately chemicals degrade over time."
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Also, anything that can be ingested has to have a sell by or use by date. I know you dont drink eye wash, but it still goes inside you
As for the bandages, no idea |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Eye wash is saline and unfortunately chemicals degrade over time.
This
Also, anything that can be ingested has to have a sell by or use by date. I know you dont drink eye wash, but it still goes inside you
As for the bandages, no idea"
Probably because the packaging will degrade over time thus breaking the seal and making them no longer sterile. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Eye wash is saline and unfortunately chemicals degrade over time.
This
Also, anything that can be ingested has to have a sell by or use by date. I know you dont drink eye wash, but it still goes inside you
As for the bandages, no idea
Probably because the packaging will degrade over time thus breaking the seal and making them no longer sterile. "
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For all sterile medical devices you have to prove sterility over time. Shelf life testing costs money so you'll go for relatively short unless that will stop you selling.
How long will the seal hold on the bandage's packaging? When will the wrapper start to degrade? |
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"Eye wash is saline and unfortunately chemicals degrade over time.
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Also, anything that can be ingested has to have a sell by or use by date. I know you dont drink eye wash, but it still goes inside you
As for the bandages, no idea
Probably because the packaging will degrade over time thus breaking the seal and making them no longer sterile. "
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it used to be advised to deliver babies onto clean newspaper in an emergency, nowadays you'd be lucky to find enough newspaper. I'm pretty sure if you were bleeding heavily you wouldn't give two hoots about the date on the bandage  |
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"it used to be advised to deliver babies onto clean newspaper in an emergency, nowadays you'd be lucky to find enough newspaper. I'm pretty sure if you were bleeding heavily you wouldn't give two hoots about the date on the bandage "
My thoughts exactly. Or the eyewash for that matter. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"it used to be advised to deliver babies onto clean newspaper in an emergency, nowadays you'd be lucky to find enough newspaper. I'm pretty sure if you were bleeding heavily you wouldn't give two hoots about the date on the bandage
My thoughts exactly. Or the eyewash for that matter."
But I suppose it’s all to cover the insurance. The thing is surely items like these that in certain environments are only used once in a blue moon, it would be better to make a package that doesn’t degrade over time? |
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"it used to be advised to deliver babies onto clean newspaper in an emergency, nowadays you'd be lucky to find enough newspaper. I'm pretty sure if you were bleeding heavily you wouldn't give two hoots about the date on the bandage
My thoughts exactly. Or the eyewash for that matter.
But I suppose it’s all to cover the insurance. The thing is surely items like these that in certain environments are only used once in a blue moon, it would be better to make a package that doesn’t degrade over time?"
its difficult to know nowadays what is a legal obligation and what is a genuine concern |
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"it used to be advised to deliver babies onto clean newspaper in an emergency, nowadays you'd be lucky to find enough newspaper. I'm pretty sure if you were bleeding heavily you wouldn't give two hoots about the date on the bandage
My thoughts exactly. Or the eyewash for that matter.
But I suppose it’s all to cover the insurance. The thing is surely items like these that in certain environments are only used once in a blue moon, it would be better to make a package that doesn’t degrade over time?"
But you'd still have to do the shelf life testing. If you can sell with a 2 year shelf life why pay to test for 5? If you lose sales because of it, then you test for longer, but otherwise there isn't a business case. |
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How does any formulation like a pill or an eyewash solution go out of date?
There's going to be some decomposition over time and manufacturers are going to err on the side of caution. They'll probably work for some time after the expiry date. Would you happily take a medicine that expired two years ago? Or take the risk of someone suing your workplace if there was an accident and the eyewash became an issue?
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