Here is the reply when I asked bionaturae about the PVC

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

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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. Another website said there was chlorine in it…I guess pesticides may be better …scary!

It seems like the best thing to do is to make our own chopped tomatoes from fresh tomatoes. That is what I am going to start doing.

Thank you for the information!

Thank you very much for the info on BPA free packaging options. I am wondering about the Tetra Pak for tomatoes (Pomi), though. Looking at the inner layer of the Tetra Pak (the one that comes in contact with the tomatoes), it seems that it is a plastic film/foil. Is there any official information on whether and why that is an ok packaging option with regards to chemicals leaching into the acidic product? Thanks!