# ISO 8872:1988 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 8872:1988, item title is Aluminium caps for transfusion, infusion and injection bottles — General requirements and test methods; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 8872:2003; withdrawn / published date is 1988-12-08, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 8872:1988 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Aluminium caps for transfusion, infusion and injection bottles — General requirements and test methods _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 8872:2003 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1988-12-08 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 16368,IS,,ISO 8872:1988,"Aluminium caps for transfusion, infusion and injection bottles — General requirements and test methods","Capsules en aluminium pour flacons de transfusion, perfusion et injection — Spécifications générales et méthodes d'essai",1988-12-08,1,['11.040.20'],ISO/TC 76,9599,,[35060],"['en','fr']",5,"
In opposition to vials and the elastomeric parts the caps are not considered as primary packaging materials that will come into direct contact with pharmaceutical preparations or blood. Thus, the tests are mainly related to their mechanical protection characteristics.
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