Joel's context is important.
Hhowever I do worry that new non-rubber gaskets under heat may have
more BPA migrate than once all is cool and static.
I have totally stopped eating from BPS-lined cans: now I need to write
the companies and tell them so (I'm allergic to beans or I would be
buying Eden beans in BPA-free cans). Let's see how my resolve is come
February (time to freeze some summer magic).
Margaret
On Jul 30, 2009, at 10:22 AM, Joel and Sarah Gagnon wrote:
There are a lot of old bale jars out there, but the jar rubbers are
an increasingly scarce commodity. I standardized on regular mason
jars years ago, as have most home canners.
A little perspective is wanted here. The lid is a pretty small part
of the surface area of the enclosure, and normally it is not in
constant contact with the contents. I certainly wonder what bpa is
doing in there, but I doubt it is a serious concern. I'd be much
more concerned (and am) about commercial food cans where the entire
lining is bpa-containing and in contact with the food.
Joel
At 01:50 PM 7/29/09 -0700, you wrote:
Do they still manufacture the glass top jars with rubber rings?
The rubber probably has a lot of toxins in it as well, but there is
at least a rim of glass between the rubber and the contents.
George
--- On Wed, 7/29/09, Kristie <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Kristie <[email protected]>
Subject: [SustainableTompkins] BPA in home canning lids
To: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 7:26 PM
Hi to any fellow canners out there,
I've been doing some research on what food containers do and do not
contain BPA, and was pretty annoyed to find it's in Ball canning
lids. Please send an email to the parent company, Jarden (which
seems to make all canning lids on the market, Ball, Kerr, etc -- as
far as I can tell, there are no BPA-free alternatives), at http://www.freshpreserving.com/pages/contact_us/10.php
asking them to come up with a BPA-free version!
Wishing we didn't live in a world so infiltrated with toxins that
you have to worry about your own, home-canned food...
-Kristie
PS Please pass along to other canners! Maybe they will come up with
an alternative if they hear from enough of us.
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