I would tend to agree that in person is better/safer, but > they've already researched and selected the best items to stock I'm not convinced at all that the

I would tend to agree that in person is better/safer, but > they've already researched and selected the best items to stock I'm not convinced at all that the store buyers research and choose with materials consideration (such as BPA and other things we wish to avoid in our food products). Still, it has a better chance than from Amazon. In fact, if the Amazon listing says "BPA free", can you trust it? Is there any way to believe that it is verified? (almost certainly not)