What is CCIT?
Container Closure Integrity Testing (CCIT) is done to evaluate the strength and integrity of a container closure system. Testing of container closures is important as it ensures a sterile barrier against microorganisms and other potentially dangerous contaminants.
Containers and closure systems receive testing of both primary, components that come into direct contact with a product, and secondary packaging components, those most important for ensuring the packaging is assembled correctly.
CCIT is a heavily monitored industry and is closely regulated by the FDA because of the importance of product and consumer safety. CCI testing is an alternative to performing sterility testing as a means of proving shelf-life and product safety. Many companies even prefer CCI testing because of its quick turnaround time and ability to identify a leak or weak point in a system.
Container closure systems must protect the product as well as the environment as any cracks or holes can result in unwanted gases or other harmful substances escaping. Test methods for container closure integrity testing include dye ingress, vacuum decay, headspace analysis, helium leak, high voltage leak detection and more.
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Container closure integrity testing is important as it ensures the sterility and stability of pharmaceutical, life science, biotechnology, biologics, and medical device products. If your pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or medical device company needs packaging laboratory to perform CCIT or other scientific research, submit a lab request with all the details to the new and improved Contract Laboratory platform.