Spruce bedding is ok
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It is not like other softwoods and is equivalent to hardwoods in terms of the amount of phenols (ie negligible). However, it might not be all Spruce so I would check that. The Chipsi super bedding sold by Zooplus is a mix of Spruce and Pine (but it doesn't say what proportion is pine). I just looked up Allspan and it says 100% Spruce. It would need to be dust-extracted as well though.
There's some information about Spruce on this page
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Further down - equivalent to hardwood.
AFRMA - The Problem With Pine: A Discussion of Softwood Beddings
If it's a bit dusty you could shake it out and/or sieve it (sounds a bit of a hassle though). Depends if your hamster likes it as well of course. They can be allergic to any type of wood bedding, but hopefully yours won't be