As mentioned, glycerol is a naturally occurring alcohol and sugar substitute that helps preserve and sweeten food, among other things. It is also found in the intestines, attracting water to the ...

SFA will continue to monitor the situation and global developments on the use of glycerol in slush ice drinks. Read more at ...

A study has revealed a worrying link between frozen slushies and glycerol intoxication syndrome, which can leave small children unconscious ...

Doctors and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have warned young children drinking slushie drinks, after several children under ...

As mentioned, glycerol is a naturally occurring alcohol and sugar substitute that helps preserve and sweeten food, among other things. It is also found in the intestines, attracting water to the gut, ...

Nearly all of the children in the study -- 94% -- experienced a drop in consciousness, 95% had dangerously low blood sugar, ...

ROXY Wallis claims forcing her kids to drink fizzy pop saved them from being hospitalised after they fell violently ill ...

Health authorities around the world have deemed glycerol safe for consumption, including the FDA and the World Health ...

I don't sugarcoat anything because, quite frankly, the food industry already does enough of that. And now, I'm sounding the alarm bell about glycerol. You might not have heard much about this ...

Doctors have warned parents of an ingredient in slushies which likely hospitalised 21 children with symptoms of poisoning ...

They warned: "Clinicians and parents should be alert to the phenomenon, and public health bodies should ensure clear messaging regarding the fact that younger children, especially those under eight ...