What is the shelf life of standard diets?
There is no definitive point where one is able to predict when a specific diet will spoil or become deficient in one or more nutrients. However, based on various studies and longstanding standard industry practice, we have some general recommended guidelines. Storage of all of our standard natural ingredient diets at or below 70 degrees Fahrenheit with humidity at or below 50% will maintain the nutritional quality for 6 months (shelf-life). Increases in temperature and humidity above these values will hasten the degradation of various nutrients and increase the probability that the diet may not meet the nutritional requirements of the target animal. In addition, diets should be stored in a clean area free of pests with no exposure to direct light. Given these conditions all of our standard natural ingredient diets for laboratory animals can be fed through 6 months from the date of manufacture. Standard natural ingredient diets that are vacuum packaged and irradiated may be fed through
