Does blood have an expiration date?

Deffinitely.

Laboratories/Blood banks have strickt regulation on every aspects of handling blood and blood components. These regulations includes:

- screening and selection of donors,

- Collecting blood,

- appropriately preparing and storing blood and blood components,

- testing and labelling of blood and blood components,

- releasing, packing, storing, and transporting blood and blood components,

- transfusion services.