In the past 3 weeks I've had conversations with someone who has bought PF Pyrocat HD and weights were significantly out. 1.6g Bromide instead of 1, around 730g Potassium Carbonate not 750g, other weights were off as well. Telephone calls to PF were met with no help at all.
Over the last few years I've mixed many litres of Pyrocat HD and PArt A dissolves easily, never an issue.
Possibly more worrying is PF use Sodium Bisulphite where the formula calls for Sodium Metabisulphite, what's sold as Sodium Bisulphite is a mixture of Bisulphite and Metabisulphite and the proportion can vary. Metabisulphite is a strong anti-oxidant, Bisulphite weker. This does affect the shelf life of Part A once mixed. If you've doubts on the differences read the MSDS sheets and sales literature from JT Baker and you'll see the suggested uses in the food industry.
It's the Metabisulphite that prevents Part A oxidising during storage, it will slowly break down to Bisuphite and then Sulphite. Pure Bisulphite (with mo Metabisulphite) is actually very unstable and has a very short shelf life as an Analytical Reagent. With fresh Metabisulphite I've had Part A last over 3 years and in a part full bottle, this was not deliberate just taht I had Pyrocat stored in the UK while living in Turkey and then vice versa.
Ian