Re: BPA in canning jar lids

[Guest guest]

We do not have any other options for lids for the glass jars, do we?

(other than metal lids with BPA and perhaps plastic lids)

Thanks

-Dan.

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[Guest guest]

here's an option, wire-bale canning jars. they have glass lids.

http://tinyurl.com/66beym

look for them at thrift stores. Ikea has them too.

also, the plastic lids (not sure about all brands) don't contain BPA according

to

http://www.freshpreserving.com/pages/faq/42.php

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[Guest guest]

AUGH!!! Those metal lids are a PITA anyway, half of mine have started to

rust! Thank goodness the plastic ones don't contain it, I was going to be

switching to those as soon as possible anyway.

-Lana

" There is nothing more useful than sun and salt. " - Latin proverb

On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Carolyn Graff <zgraff@...> wrote:

> The metal lids of the Ball, Kerr, etc. have BPA in the coating.

> http://www.freshpreserving.com/pages/faq/42.php

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[Guest guest]

Carolyn-

Figures. And naturally, no alternatives are usable with vacuum sealers.

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> The metal lids of the Ball, Kerr, etc. have BPA in the coating.

> http://www.freshpreserving.com/pages/faq/42.php

[Guest guest]

But.....but...maybe I'm missing something. If the ingredients aren't in

contact with the lid (thinking dry/dehydrated foods in the vacuum sealer

jars), the BPA isn't released without some type of acidic contact leaching

it from the lid. Right? Wrong? Thanks!

Sharon

P.S. Yet another reason I'm lovin' dehydrating and reject canning!

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 7:21 PM, Idol <paul.idol@...> wrote:

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