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

No adverse effects related to the consumption of slush ice drinks containing glycerol have been reported here, said the ...

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

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

The median age of the kids in the study was 3 years and 6 months, and 38% of them were younger than 4. The effects of ...

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

A new study has suggested the brightly coloured icy drinks can cause "glycerol intoxication syndrome" in youngsters, which ...

Researchers suggest drinking slushies containing glycerol "may cause a clinical syndrome of glycerol intoxication in young children", with symptoms including decreased consciousness, hypoglycaemia, ...

Public health advice on the safe consumption of glycerol-containing slush ice drinks, also known as slushees, may need revising, conclude researchers after carrying out a detailed review of the ...

Frozen slush drinks could lead to metabolic symptoms in children, a new study suggests. The lead researcher discusses the ...