Are 12 BPA-free 4 oz Storage Jars Glass?? or Plastic?
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These are plastic however I do believe they have Glass ones you can buy as well.
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The clear container jar is Glass. The black lid on top and the black base are plastic. It is sturdy and easy to handle. I really like it and it works for my needs perfectly.
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I believe it's a 4 oz jar. Good quality plastic. As another thought, I found so great glass jars at IKEA.
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I agree with Nathans answer. Only item to have BPA would be plastic lids. And it is clearly stated BPA free.
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Ocean Breeze, I have this newest Snapware Glasslock set (just bought 2 on sale at Costco for $24 each on Friday, 8/31). The # imprinted on the lids (visible under one of the flaps that snap the lid down) is 5. I just looked at my old set(s) (bought at Costco within the last 2-3 years) and they also read "5." I just googled it ("which #'s of plastic are safe/unsafe?") and the first hit indicates that #'s 2,4, & 5 are the safest. Here's the link: http://ecovillagegreen.com/1812/what-are-safe-plastic-numbers-to-use/
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If you look at other options for the same line, you'll see that the lids are BPA free. Glasslock products are all BPA free.
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Yes...the glass drinking jars use standard lids. Be careful of the plastic glasses...the lids are not standard.
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NEW INFORMATION. I wrote directly to Libbey Glass and asked the question. Here is the response I got pasted from their reply: "Thank you for contacting Libbey glass. The material is BPA free. It is a polyethylene material." I can believe this; the material behaves like polyethylene of which there are many versions, and polyethylene is used in many medical implanted devices as well as a great deal of hospital equipment, e.g. IV bags and tubes and also in public water supplies. It's okay. This is my previous comment: The plastic parts are definitely NOT silicone. I've not yet been able to determine for certain what they are. I'm intrigued by Erika's comment suggesting there are two versions of the jar, one of which may have a silicone seal. The ones I received from Amazon do not have silicone seals, but polyethylene is perfectly safe in my opinion.
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Yes, these jars are 4oz if you fill it to the top. The markers on the side of the jar only read up to 2oz. So when I initially received these jars I thought they sent the wrong item. But it is the correct item. I measured four ounces from another container and placed it in this jar and it fit perfectly.
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The container is not glass, but appears to be some type of plaslic. I don't know whether it is BPA free. Hope this helps and you find what you are looking for.
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BPA is something in plastics. These are glass so they naturally don't have BPA.
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The lids are the only piece that are plastic, thus the only reason it would be labeled BPA free is if the lids are BPA free. BPA is not used in manufacturing glass. So... yes, the lids are BPA free.
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Only the lids are plastic. The containers are glass! WE are very happy with our purchase!
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Hi N. Alexander, Great question. Yes, all of our jars and lids we use are BPA-Free. Our jars are made of high density polyethylene (HDPE) and our lids are made of polypropylene (PP) both of which are naturally BPA-Free. Also, the F217 liner (the liner present in the top of both of our two different size lids) is BPA free. The F217 liner core is made of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and it's between two layers of solid LDPE. Here is a blog post on the Container & Packaging Supply company's blog about BPA and BPA-Free products (Note: about half way down the page look for "Not All Plastic Has BPA." to find that HDPE and PP is BPA-Free. Also, the second to last paragraph in the body of the post explains what plastics are BPA free.): http://www.containerandpackaging.com/blog/2012/06/why-it-wont-kill-you-bisphenol-a-bpa-and-the-defamed-plastic-bottles/ Here are two other useful links: http://www.livestrong.com/article/158674-which-plastic-containers-can-i-safely-use/ http://www.reuseit.com/product-materials/the-7-most-common-plastics-and-how-they-are-typically-used.htm Hope this helps. I'm sorry for the delay in answering your question. That is out of character for our company's response time. The main reason for the delay is that we as sellers aren't notified of questions that are posted in Amazon Answers like yours was. We do monitor new questions and for some reason we simply didn't see it listed. Please accept our apologies. Warmest regards, David Founder and CEO African Skin Solutions ASBI Certified Shea Technician
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Plastic is plastic, aka chemicals. I would want any oils that I buy to be in a glass container.
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You mean BPA? I don't think it mentions in the manual, but the smaller containers are all glass and the strainer seems to be made of something like PET. The bigger container is probably the most likely to have a bis phenol issue, but if it bothers you, some small canning jars the same size as the included jars will work pretty well.
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This is Teri Vitallo, a representative from Thermos, and I wanted to clarify that our FUNtainer bottles and food jars are made with BPA FREE materials. Thank you for your interest.