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Fluffagrams · 08-18-2017, 02:01 AM

E110 is Sunset Yellow or Orange Yellow and is used in food, cosmetics and medication. It has no carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, or developmental toxicity in the amounts at which it is used. It was one of the colourants that was claimed to cause hyperactivity but this has yet to be scientifically proven.

E102 is also known as Tartrazine and is often combined with blue colourants to produce a green colour. Tartrazine appears to cause the most allergic and intolerance reactions of all the azo dyes, particularly among asthmatics and those with an aspirin intolerance. There is no links to it being a carnicogen.

E131 is also known as Patent Blue and it's use as a food dye is less common but it can be found in foods such as Scotch Eggs and is also used in the dental industry as part of disclosing tablets. It is banned as a food dye in Australia and the USA because health officials suspect that it may cause allergic reactions in some individuals. Again there is no mention of it being a carnicogen.

I feel that given this information and taking into account the volumes that a hamster would consume these kinds of substances, the risks are minimal and the nutritional benefits that a mix like Harry Hamster offers outweigh those.

08-18-2017, 02:01 AM
Fluffagrams Moderator Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 3,640	Re: Harry Hamster Colourants E110 is Sunset Yellow or Orange Yellow and is used in food, cosmetics and medication. It has no carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, or developmental toxicity in the amounts at which it is used. It was one of the colourants that was claimed to cause hyperactivity but this has yet to be scientifically proven. E102 is also known as Tartrazine and is often combined with blue colourants to produce a green colour. Tartrazine appears to cause the most allergic and intolerance reactions of all the azo dyes, particularly among asthmatics and those with an aspirin intolerance. There is no links to it being a carnicogen. E131 is also known as Patent Blue and it's use as a food dye is less common but it can be found in foods such as Scotch Eggs and is also used in the dental industry as part of disclosing tablets. It is banned as a food dye in Australia and the USA because health officials suspect that it may cause allergic reactions in some individuals. Again there is no mention of it being a carnicogen. I feel that given this information and taking into account the volumes that a hamster would consume these kinds of substances, the risks are minimal and the nutritional benefits that a mix like Harry Hamster offers outweigh those.