Can sn expire?

[Ktmnny]

Can sn expire? I bought a 50g "100% pure" bottle in July 2018 and the container says best before jun 2020. I never opened the bottle until just now. I googled it and some articles say that sodium nitrite never expires?

 

[Yoffi]

if stored in a "perfect" for it way then no, SN will never expire, but an expiry date being present on the container would make me question the purity of said SN

 

[whitefeather]

Can sn expire? I bought a 50g "100% pure" bottle in July 2018 and the container says best before jun 2020. I never opened the bottle until just now. I googled it and some articles say that sodium nitrite never expires?

approx 3 year shelf life

 

[Brick In The Wall]

approx 3 year shelf life

If stored properly you can expect 3 years as mentioned by whitefeather. This information is routinely given by SN manufacturers.

 

[snowman626]

Im hearing 3yrs but then some are sayin it never expires if stored proper. Is the latter true or not? Im storing in a dark drawer in my bedroom. Would be nice if it remains good 10+ yrs from now

Also what about meto? I got a box of primperan with a 2yr expiry date printed on it. But some products remain usable well beyond the expiry date, for example a can of soda. I wonder if my primperan would still be usable 10+ yrs from now?

These things are gettin harder to find, would really like not having to renew them every 2-3 yrs.

 

[sapegato95]

It will last years I think it's a salt and that last if it's stored properly

 

[Deleted member 13412]

im worried the same way tbh ... i got mine last spring n the container says it expires in may 2022 ..the source is reliable it was from tht uk company tht stopped selling to individuals whn they knew ppl were using their sn to ctb ..anyway i ve been storing my sn in my wardrobe so in a dark place for all this time, wht worries me is the temperature in my room which is high during summer , i ve nvr opened the bottle tho.. so i rly hope whn i drink it , it will be just fine );

 

[GoneGoneGone]

Guys, is it a best before or expiration date?
Best before means it should ideally be used before a date for maximum efficiency.

It's a salt. Does salt ever go bad? No. And it's a food preservative so it's supposed to preserve. Hope it makes sense.

 

[LenkaX]

What is SN? (I'm new here)

 

[snowman626]

After researching a bit im quite convinced that both SN and meto pills remain effective 10+ yrs after expiry date.

Drug Expiration Dates — Do They Mean Anything? - Harvard Health

Are expired drugs safe and does the medicine expiration date really matter?...

www.health.harvard.edu

"What they found from the study is 90% of more than 100 drugs, both prescription and over-the-counter, were perfectly good to use even 15 years after the expiration date"

If i take them 10yrs later then maybe ill increase my dosage a little to make up for the reduction in effectiveness over time. So instead of 20g SN ill take 25g, instead of 3x meto pills ill take 4x

 

[Wisdom3_1-9]

I have read varying answers to this as well. Industry standard from manufacturers appears to be 3 years. I'd rather abide by lower estimates to ensure that my process is correct. If my stock was past the expiration date, I'm not sure I would want to attempt it for fear of failing.

You could try a purity test to see what the current purity of your substance is. It loses purity during transportation and extensive storage, so probably good to do a test if it's older than 2 years.

What is SN? (I'm new here)

SN = sodium nitrite, an inorganic salt used in meat curing

 

[TimeToBiteTheDust]

Yes. Mine had an exp date of 3 years.

 

[Ghost2211]

The shelf life under proper conditions is 3 years, as others have said. It should be noted this is the time for chemical stability for curing meat, but we are not curing meat. The real question is how long it remains toxic when ingested. Since nobody is going to test how long SN is viable specifically for suicide I would just double the expiration date time, so 6 years or so. It should also be noted SN will yellow or clump well before it expires. This is normal, and does not mean it will do any lesser a job at making Bacon or deoxygenating your blood.