@Mothertrucker wrote:
Agree, if it is a "pop" lid, you can usually "feel" it by pushing on the center..
I really wouldnt worry- I'm old enough to remember when pickles were NEVER refrigerated, but sold at room temprature from big barrels at the market..The whole reason for "pickling" IS to preserve them in that way..it would be extrememly difficult for bacteria to grow in the acidic and salty environment of a pickle jar..Yes it IS possible, but very unlikely.
Please let us know what you find out.
I agree about the whole 'pickling' thing and old days when things that were so 'vinegary' weren't refrigerated.
One thing that bothers me is that since these may not be vacuum sealed, why wasn't there a band of some kind around the lid, kind of a tamper proof type thing. If these jars are just shipped unvacuumed, with no band or seal around the lid, they could easily be tampered with in shipping/retail. I would think in this day and age, things wouldn't ship like this anymore.
I know many breads still ship with nothing more than a twist tie and a lot of ice cream brands still have no 'protective' type seal. I always wonder if/when someone is going to contaminate products that are still packaged so 'basic'. Still remembering the Tylenol tampering that completely changed the way medicines were packaged.
It's funny how all this 'protective seal' type stuff has become our new normal over the years.