Vegetable-based oil toy sticks

[skatergirl11]

Hi I recently gave my hamsters these You and Me wood chews that I got from Petco and one of the ingredients is vegetable-based dye. Is that safe for hamsters to chew?

[AmityvilleHams]

It could be potentially dangerous,as the dye is unspecified and therefore cannot be guaranteed safe

[Drago]

Fruit and vegetable based dye is safe for hamsters. Most things you're going to get from the small animal section contains safe dyes, otherwise they wouldn't be selling

[AmityvilleHams]

Not necessarily.There are plenty things sold for many different animals that are unsafe despite being sold in pet shops,so solely relying on being sold in a pet shop as an indication of safety isn't always a good idea

[Drago]

The US FDA doesn't allow for any dyes on products (humans or animals) to be unspecified. Petco is a US company, therefore they must list all dyes and products used to create the toys/chews. If they don't comply (or the supplier company) they will remove the product and either require listing or will take it down permanently. Besides that, vegetable dye is safe as is


https://www.fda.gov/forindustry/colo...lperspectives/