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Outnif date gels-safe?

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  • 11-03-2021 9:49am
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    dinneenp
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    Hi,
    I bought a packet of SIS Go Isotonic gels last year. About to head off on a ride & noticed use by/best before Jan 2021.
    Advisable not to drink them or should they be fine?

    Thanks,
    Pa


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    iwillhtfu
    Registered Users Posts: 6,370 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Hi,
    I bought a packet of SIS Go Isotonic gels last year. About to head off on a ride & noticed use by/best before Jan 2021.
    Advisable not to drink them or should they be fine?

    Thanks,
    Pa

    They'll be fine I've used some a lot more out of date than that. Best before is different than use by date and usually relates to the packaging.


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    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,922 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    worth checking is it actually a use by or best before date. they mean different things; use by usually refers to a product which actually becomes unsafe to eat as it ages, AFAIK; best before means they go stale, etc.


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    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,613 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Most gels are sugary enough that its not really a risk even a few years later. Take a trial run one and stay alot bit closer to home than the 5km limit requires to be on the safe side :pac:


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    07Lapierre
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    I'm using ones dated "best before 2018"!


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    Kander
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    My current stock of High 5 is June 2020. Still going strong


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    Wildly Boaring
    Registered Users Posts: 3,634 ✭✭✭Wildly Boaring


    Are they ever in date??


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    wrstan
    Registered Users Posts: 767 ✭✭✭wrstan


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Advisable not to drink them or should they be fine?

    Personally speaking, I'd never advise anyone to consume that goo, in date or out!


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