FDA: Your COVID Test Might Not Be Expired After All

Changing America reports:

Is it safe to use a COVID-19 test that is past the expiration? The answer, it turns out, depends on what brand of test you have. The FDA has extended that date for a number of different at-home COVID-19 tests.

The expiration date for multiple lots of BinaxNow COVID-19 antigen tests that were sold at CVS, for example, is now 10 months later than the printed date.  In January, BinaxNow manufacturer Abbott wrote a letter to consumers to announce testing results showing that the kits had a shelf-life of up to 22 – not 12 – months.

To see if your testing kit is still safe to use, visit the FDA website and check to see if there is an “Extended Expiration Date” link next to your product. By clicking on it, you can find the lot number and new expiration date.

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