The Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) is passing on information published by the Directorate General Crisis Center of the Federal Public Department of the Interior (IBZ) on the validity of iodine tablets distributed in 1999 and 2002 to residents of risk zones around nuclear sites. These tablets remain fully valid and effective until the end of April 2011 despite exceeding the expiry date printed on the packaging.
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