The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned against the consumption of drinks containing glycerol, including slushies.

As experts warn children under seven should not drink slushies because of high levels of glycerol, we look at other foods and ...

PARENTS have been warned about the dangers of giving slushies to their children after one toddler nearly died and several ...

Some new research breaks down cases of glycerol intoxication syndrome in children after consuming slushies. Here's what ...

The Food Standards Agency has warned that very high levels of exposure to glycerol, common in slushie drinks, can lead to ...

The Food Safety Agency (FSA) has issued a warning to parents about not letting their children drink slushies following ...

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is warning parents not to give children under seven slush ice drinks or ‘slushies’ containing ...

The chemical glycerol is commonly found in sweets and slushy drinks. It's used to help keep the texture of the beverage, without allowing it to freeze completely or stay too liquid. However, the ...

Children under the age of seven should not drink slush ice drinks or “slushies” containing glycerol because they can pose a ...

But the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has now warned under-sevens shouldn’t drink slushies at all – and those aged between ...

Glycerol — a substitute for sugar — is also added to the likes of precooked pasta, rice and breakfast cereal, but in much lower quantities.