Answered by Nelson Schlatter, technical applications chemist, Ansell Healthcare, Red Bank, NJ. Glove shelf life depends on how products are stored and on the materials used to manufacture them. Natural latex gloves have an approximate three-year shelf life, while gloves made of nitrile, Hycar, neoprene, PVC, urethane, PVA, EVOH, polyethylene and other synthetic coatings have a nominal five-year shelf life.

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