Were iHealth antigen covid-19 test kits' extended expiration dates rolled back???

[Muse]

I have several of these that were extended looks like a couple times. The latest extended date is later this month (Nov. 2023), as of when I checked in January 2023. But when I check the extension dates now I'm getting May 2023. WTF. If rolled back I'd think there would be info pertaining thereto, but I see nothing. I have other kits (by a different manufacturer), I can discard these, but welp! I tested negative this morning on an iHealth that I thought was extended to Nov. 6, but now no.

 

[allisolm]

I had some unused iHealth ones. The extended dates on them was May. Discarded them then.

 

[Muse]

I had some unused iHealth ones. The extended dates on them was May. Discarded them then.

I just discarded a package of iHealth ones. I have, I think, 4 boxes of Binax, each with two test kits. I have yet to test positive or experience symptoms of any illness since Nov. 2019.

The GM of my volunteer organization posted yesterday that he tested positive and has mild cold-like symptoms. He came up to me on Monday (5 days ago) and we spoke for 1/2 a minute. I figured test today, WTH, my test was gonna expire in 2 days. Looked it up today and it said in May. I for certain looked up the extended date in January on that kit I tested with today and it was Nov. 6, 2023. I have several other iHealth kits and all were extended beyond Oct. 2023. Strange goings on. I can understand a rollback but not that they'd hide the fact that they did, and that appears to be what they have done.

 

[deadlyapp]

I just discarded a package of iHealth ones. I have, I think, 4 boxes of Binax, each with two test kits. I have yet to test positive or experience symptoms of any illness since Nov. 2019.

The GM of my volunteer organization posted yesterday that he tested positive and has mild cold-like symptoms. He came up to me on Monday (5 days ago) and we spoke for 1/2 a minute. I figured test today, WTH, my test was gonna expire in 2 days. Looked it up today and it said in May. I for certain looked up the extended date in January on that kit I tested with today and it was Nov. 6, 2023. I have several other iHealth kits and all were extended beyond Oct. 2023. Strange goings on. I can understand a rollback but not that they'd hide the fact that they did, and that appears to be what they have done.

No use testing without symptoms.

I tested positive on Sunday, had symptoms showing on Saturday. Similar as the first time I got it in 2020. Sore throat for 1-2 days, very slight intermittent cough, sinus congestion and headache. I expect I'll feel basically normal by Wednesday which is basically the 5 days from onset.

 

[dullard]

I have several of these that were extended looks like a couple times. The latest extended date is later this month (Nov. 2023), as of when I checked in January 2023. But when I check the extension dates now I'm getting May 2023. WTF. If rolled back I'd think there would be info pertaining thereto, but I see nothing. I have other kits (by a different manufacturer), I can discard these, but welp! I tested negative this morning on an iHealth that I thought was extended to Nov. 6, but now no.

I'm not seeing what you are seeing.

I first went to the FDA's extended test date page: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices...al-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests

Then I searched for iHealth and clicked on the resulting Extended Expiration Date link. The result is here: https://www.fda.gov/media/164551/download?attachment

I see no iHealth tests that have extended expiration dates in May 2023. A few lots expired in August, but all other lots should be good right now.

 

[Muse]

I'm not seeing what you are seeing.

I first went to the FDA's extended test date page: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices...al-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests

Then I searched for iHealth and clicked on the resulting Extended Expiration Date link. The result is here: https://www.fda.gov/media/164551/download?attachment

I see no iHealth tests that have extended expiration dates in May 2023. A few lots expired in August, but all other lots should be good right now.

I have on my belly unopened iHealth antigen test kit: 223CO20220

HERE:

https://www.eastonct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3071/f/news/ihealth-covid-19-antigen-rapid-test-9-to-12-month-extension1.pdf

It shows extended to 2/19/23. However on 1/11/23 I found extension date of 11/19/23. I did not save data concerning where I found it then, who would suppose that info would disappear from the Internet? Something fishy happened.

 

[dullard]

I have on my belly unopened iHealth antigen test kit: 223CO20220

HERE:

https://www.eastonct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3071/f/news/ihealth-covid-19-antigen-rapid-test-9-to-12-month-extension1.pdf

It shows extended to 2/19/23. However on 1/11/23 I found extension date of 11/19/23. I did not save data concerning where I found it then, who would suppose that info would disappear from the Internet? Something fishy happened.

Thanks for the additional info. Looks like my link doesn't include the already expired tests.

On 1/11/2023, all iHealth tests got 3 more months due to additional stability data (it is hard to accurately predict stability before that amount of time has passed, so they were originally given very conservative expiration dates). So, your 223CO20220 lot which was to expire on 2/19/2023 (your latest link) was extended to 5/19/2023. It is expired. See here: https://ihealthlabs.com/pages/news

I don't know where the 11/19/23 date came from. It appears to be incorrect.

 

[Muse]

I don't know where the 11/19/23 date came from. It appears to be incorrect.

Yeah, I got several extended dates into Nov. 2023. I had a bunch of iHealth kits, various Lot numbers. I didn't dream up those Nov. 2023 dates but can't find them now. It's a bit crazy.