{"id":5598,"date":"2021-03-18T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/covid-19-container-closure-system-and-component-changes-glass-vials-and-stoppers\/"},"modified":"2021-03-18T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T01:00:00","slug":"covid-19-container-closure-system-and-component-changes-glass-vials-and-stoppers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/en\/covid-19-container-closure-system-and-component-changes-glass-vials-and-stoppers\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Container Closure System and Component Changes: Glass Vials and Stoppers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trait-block max-w-3xl mx-auto px-4 mt-10 mb-3\">\n  <svg class=\"w-7 h-auto text-blue\" viewBox=\"0 0 28 7\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n  <path d=\"M27.4629 0C27.4629 3.75941 24.4153 6.80702 20.6559 6.80702L0.000976265 6.80702C0.000976429 3.04761 3.04858 -1.06718e-06 6.808 -9.02854e-07L27.4629 0Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"pt-28 md:pt-32 pb-0 \">\n      <div class=\"container hidden md:block pb-8 md:pb-16\">\n      <nav class=\"breadcrumb uppercase [&#038;_a]:text-blue text-xs font-medium \" class=\"[&#038;_span]:flex [&#038;_span]:items-center\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n    <div id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n  <\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"container max-w-4xl text-center md:mt-15\">\n          <span class=\"inline-block text-xs font-medium tracking-[0.25em] uppercase text-blackbody mb-2.5\">18 MARCH 2021<\/span>\n    \n          <h1 class=\"text-[26px] leading-snug text-blackbody [&amp;_strong]:text-blue [&#038;_strong]:font-bold\">\n        COVID-19 Container Closure System and Component Changes: Glass Vials and Stoppers\n      <\/h1>\n    \n    \n  <\/div>\n\n      \n    <div class=\"mt-12 w-full overflow-hidden h-62 md:h-auto md:aspect-[1400\/526]\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1417\" height=\"1417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/industry_guidance_-_desktop_image_450x450.jpg\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/industry_guidance_-_desktop_image_450x450.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/industry_guidance_-_desktop_image_450x450-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/industry_guidance_-_desktop_image_450x450-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/industry_guidance_-_desktop_image_450x450-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/industry_guidance_-_desktop_image_450x450-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1417px) 100vw, 1417px\" \/>\n                  <\/div>\n  \n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Guidance for Industry &#8211; March 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guidance represents the current thinking of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) on this topic. 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