Kodak Flexicolor Fixer expiration date

[Kuby]

Hey all,

Just bought some Kodak Flexicolor Fixer from BH. I can't help but think that it looks pretty old and the labels are kinda ragged. I've bought a lot of flexicolor chem from UniquePhoto before and it always looks new and clean.

The expiration date on the jugs say 17/10/24 which makes it hard to identify day/month/year. I'm assuming D/M/Y makes sense but so does Y/M/D, and if I've purchased the latter it's meant to make up 50L of fix so it's gonna last me a long time, and I don't want it to go off quickly (as it will have recently "expired").

Anyone have a jug they could check and let me know what order they use so I can determine the freshness of this stuff?

Thanks.

 

[Kuby]

Nevermind. Just looked at the box and can see that it is in fact expired.

 

[bvy]

Should still be fine. Fixer will smell of sulfur/rotten eggs when bad. Also keep in mind that Kodak puts a manufacture date on some of their packaging too.