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									Yes, Ostomy Products Can Expire: OSTOMY TIPS - Tips and Tricks				            </title>
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                        <title>RE: Yes, Ostomy Products Can Expire: OSTOMY TIPS</title>
                        <link>https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/ostomy-product-expiry/paged/2/#post-29014</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hi Darrell,

I&#039;m sorry that you&#039;re struggling. It looks like your local ostomy chapter (Ostomy Association of the Houston Area) very recently disbanded, so I would consider contacting the ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi Darrell,

I'm sorry that you're struggling. It looks like your local ostomy chapter (Ostomy Association of the Houston Area) very recently disbanded, so I would consider contacting the United Ostomy Associations of America, to see what support they can offer in your area. Their website is https://www.ostomy.org/]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RE: Yes, Ostomy Products Can Expire: OSTOMY TIPS</title>
                        <link>https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/ostomy-product-expiry/paged/2/#post-29013</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Please send free colostomy bags to me. I&#039;m poor and can&#039;t afford shitbags as we call them bc they&#039;re so hard to get. Please send to  Houston, TX Anything helps. Thank you.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Please send free colostomy bags to me. I'm poor and can't afford shitbags as we call them bc they're so hard to get. Please send to  Houston, TX Anything helps. Thank you.
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						                            <category domain="https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/">Tips and Tricks</category>                        <dc:creator>Darrell Saenz</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Yes, Ostomy Products Can Expire: OSTOMY TIPS</title>
                        <link>https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/ostomy-product-expiry/paged/2/#post-25527</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Yes, that&#039;s the expiry date! That&#039;s a good number of years away :)

It&#039;s usually not something you&#039;ll need to worry about with bags and wafers, since you&#039;ll likely use them well before the...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Yes, that's the expiry date! That's a good number of years away :)

It's usually not something you'll need to worry about with bags and wafers, since you'll likely use them well before the expiry date.

But I think if you have some time, it may be worth letting Hollister know that the print is too small to be read easily. I'm sure there are minimum text sizes in order to comply with accessibility that they need to follow.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RE: Yes, Ostomy Products Can Expire: OSTOMY TIPS</title>
                        <link>https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/ostomy-product-expiry/paged/2/#post-25523</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Oh I found it it says 2029 - 8 - 01. So I guess that is the expiration date? It is in such tiny print. I had to take off my glasses to read it up close. It was under the Lot number. Thanks f...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Oh I found it it says 2029 - 8 - 01. So I guess that is the expiration date? It is in such tiny print. I had to take off my glasses to read it up close. It was under the Lot number. Thanks for having me look again. That is helpful. Sorry for the inconvenience.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/">Tips and Tricks</category>                        <dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Yes, Ostomy Products Can Expire: OSTOMY TIPS</title>
                        <link>https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/ostomy-product-expiry/paged/2/#post-25519</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hi Liz,

Does it have a manufacturer date? Often, a date will be next to a small logo of what looks like a factory, and that would be the date that the product was made. But other codes co...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi Liz,

Does it have a manufacturer date? Often, a date will be next to a small logo of what looks like a factory, and that would be the date that the product was made. But other codes could be used, too.

It wouldn't be a shock if there was no expiry date, but there's usually a manufacturer date.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RE: Yes, Ostomy Products Can Expire: OSTOMY TIPS</title>
                        <link>https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/ostomy-product-expiry/paged/2/#post-25496</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 22:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[My drainable Hollister pouches and wafers don&#039;t have an expiration date on the box. I checked all sides and there was none.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[My drainable Hollister pouches and wafers don't have an expiration date on the box. I checked all sides and there was none.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/">Tips and Tricks</category>                        <dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Yes, Ostomy Products Can Expire: OSTOMY TIPS</title>
                        <link>https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/ostomy-product-expiry/paged/2/#post-21590</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 19:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hi Lisa,

Let&#039;s break it down.

2C04161

2 = 2022 (The year it was manufactured)
C = Batch C (ignore this)
04 = April (The month it was manufactured)
161 = The machine code. (ignore...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi Lisa,

Let's break it down.

2C04161

2 = 2022 (The year it was manufactured)
C = Batch C (ignore this)
04 = April (The month it was manufactured)
161 = The machine code. (ignore this)

So your products were manufactured April, 2022, and they should be fine until 2027. 

I hope that helps :)]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/">Tips and Tricks</category>                        <dc:creator>VeganOstomy</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Yes, Ostomy Products Can Expire: OSTOMY TIPS</title>
                        <link>https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/ostomy-product-expiry/paged/2/#post-21589</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[What are the letters for convatec  for the codes jan is a feb is b
March c April is d may is e June is f July is g August is h September is I October is j November is k and Dec is l is that...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[What are the letters for convatec  for the codes jan is a feb is b
March c April is d may is e June is f July is g August is h September is I October is j November is k and Dec is l is that right  I have a box 2C04161 is it expires in March 27 is that right thanks Lisa Heffner]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/">Tips and Tricks</category>                        <dc:creator>Lisa K Heffner</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Yes, Ostomy Products Can Expire: OSTOMY TIPS</title>
                        <link>https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/ostomy-product-expiry/paged/2/#post-21588</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 17:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hi Rob,

Are there any manufacturer or expiry dates on the package? It&#039;s possible that even after four years, they are still &quot;good&quot;, but as an adhesive product, it may not stick as well as...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi Rob,

Are there any manufacturer or expiry dates on the package? It's possible that even after four years, they are still "good", but as an adhesive product, it may not stick as well as it should. 

If you contact a place that accepts ostomy supply donations, they should be able to tell you if they'll take them or not, even if they are "expired". Good luck!]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RE: Yes, Ostomy Products Can Expire: OSTOMY TIPS</title>
                        <link>https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/ostomy-product-expiry/paged/2/#post-21587</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I have some (roughly four year old) Hollister Centerpoint lock skin barriers as well as pouches. I have always thought this the best system ever marketed (i used it for a dozen years or more...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I have some (roughly four year old) Hollister Centerpoint lock skin barriers as well as pouches. I have always thought this the best system ever marketed (i used it for a dozen years or more). I'd like to donate these to a needy user but I wonder if they are still 'good'. ? I opened a seal package skin barrier and the adhesive etc. all seems to be in good order. OR, should I discard them? A few boxes of each.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://www.veganostomy.ca/community/ostomy-tips-tricks/">Tips and Tricks</category>                        <dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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