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		<title>By: Emilyc</title>
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		<dc:creator>Emilyc</dc:creator>
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		<description>I was curious about tetra packs and frozen food bags, even the zip loc bags so many people put their fresh made or grown food in.  Don&#039;t those contain BPA and other toxic stuff?

I&#039;m very slowly-probably over several years-trying to switch my storage containers over to glass and fabric.  I just bought my first batch of nylon snack bags through a great deal at mamapedia.  But overall the process is expensive compared to the cheap plastic stuff.  I&#039;m planning to hit Goodwill to see if I can pick up some glass containers.  

Any advice for making the switch economically?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was curious about tetra packs and frozen food bags, even the zip loc bags so many people put their fresh made or grown food in.  Don&#8217;t those contain BPA and other toxic stuff?</p>
<p>I&#8217;m very slowly-probably over several years-trying to switch my storage containers over to glass and fabric.  I just bought my first batch of nylon snack bags through a great deal at mamapedia.  But overall the process is expensive compared to the cheap plastic stuff.  I&#8217;m planning to hit Goodwill to see if I can pick up some glass containers.  </p>
<p>Any advice for making the switch economically?</p>
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		<title>By: Tiffany</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you JPJ for providing that information! I hadn&#039;t even thought to ask about PVC in lids.  If it&#039;s not one thing, it&#039;s another!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you JPJ for providing that information! I hadn&#8217;t even thought to ask about PVC in lids.  If it&#8217;s not one thing, it&#8217;s another!</p>
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		<title>By: JPJ</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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This is a website that says there is hydrochloric acid in PVC based organosol laquer. This is supposedly the chemical they use in the lids of the Bionaturae’s lid instead of BPA. Another website said there was chlorine in it…I guess pesticides may be better like the non organic Trader Joes in the box …scary!


BTW-Here is the reply when I asked bionaturae about the PVC in the lids

The lids of our jars do not contain BPA but they do contain a small
percentage of PVC in the round seal that you see on the inner surface of
the lid. This is used to secure the closure of the lid and at this time,
we have been unable to use a PVC-free compound, although we continue to
search for an alternative. We have found that all packaging materials
have a negative aspect, but we make our best efforts to determine which
is the less harmful.
In our unique manufacturing process, the tomatoes are pasteurized before
they are filled in the jar and without the lid. That means that when the
lid is adhered, the temperature has already cooled. It may be possible
for PVC to migrate into food by direct contact and at certain
temperatures, but we are far below these temperatures and there is no
contact of the tomatoes with the lid during our production cycle. We
have never found any level of PVC in the finished product. You must also
consider that the percentage of surface area of the lid compared to the
glass is very small and we therefore feel glass bottles are the purest
packaging. Other packaging options for tomatoes, mainly tin cans and
Tetrapak, are entirely lined with plastics that have direct contact with
a much higher percentage of the food.
Thank you for your interest in this very important issue.

Thank you for your interest in our products.
All the best,
bionaturae Customer Service Relations
info@bionaturae.com</description>
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<p>This is a website that says there is hydrochloric acid in PVC based organosol laquer. This is supposedly the chemical they use in the lids of the Bionaturae’s lid instead of BPA. Another website said there was chlorine in it…I guess pesticides may be better like the non organic Trader Joes in the box …scary!</p>
<p>BTW-Here is the reply when I asked bionaturae about the PVC in the lids</p>
<p>The lids of our jars do not contain BPA but they do contain a small<br />
percentage of PVC in the round seal that you see on the inner surface of<br />
the lid. This is used to secure the closure of the lid and at this time,<br />
we have been unable to use a PVC-free compound, although we continue to<br />
search for an alternative. We have found that all packaging materials<br />
have a negative aspect, but we make our best efforts to determine which<br />
is the less harmful.<br />
In our unique manufacturing process, the tomatoes are pasteurized before<br />
they are filled in the jar and without the lid. That means that when the<br />
lid is adhered, the temperature has already cooled. It may be possible<br />
for PVC to migrate into food by direct contact and at certain<br />
temperatures, but we are far below these temperatures and there is no<br />
contact of the tomatoes with the lid during our production cycle. We<br />
have never found any level of PVC in the finished product. You must also<br />
consider that the percentage of surface area of the lid compared to the<br />
glass is very small and we therefore feel glass bottles are the purest<br />
packaging. Other packaging options for tomatoes, mainly tin cans and<br />
Tetrapak, are entirely lined with plastics that have direct contact with<br />
a much higher percentage of the food.<br />
Thank you for your interest in this very important issue.</p>
<p>Thank you for your interest in our products.<br />
All the best,<br />
bionaturae Customer Service Relations<br />
<a href="mailto:info@bionaturae.com">info@bionaturae.com</a></p>
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