Children under eight could soon be put on a slushy ban due to the drink’s potentially dangerous ingredient. Scientists have warned children younger than eight should not be given slush-ice ...

EXPERTS say the addition of glycerol to some slushie drinks may be an unintended result of manufacturers trying to dodge the sugar tax. And some shops have now banned their sale to under-fives ...

Slush ice drinks containing glycerol, popularly called slushies, are harmful to children under eight years of age, doctors warn in a new study after a string of hospitalisations in the US and the UK.

All of this leaves parents wondering, "is it safe for my kids to drink slushies?" Women's Health broke down the study with experts to get the latest on these sugary drinks. Here’s what the ...

ROXY Wallis claims forcing her kids to drink fizzy pop saved them from being hospitalised after they fell violently ill minutes after drinking slushies. The 36-year-old is now sharing her sons ...

Glycerol is a naturally occurring alcohol and sugar substitute which helps slush drinks maintain their texture by preventing liquid from freezing solid. In the UK, slush drinks – also known as ...

Children under the age of eight should avoid consuming slush ice drinks containing the sweetening agent glycerol, researchers suggest. It comes as a study highlighted a number of youngsters ...

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) say that children under the age of five should steer clear of “slush”-style ice drinks and under-11s should have no more than one slushie. This is because its ...

Kim was horrified when doctors told her her daughter's medical episode was caused by the slush-ice drink she'd consumed minutes before. The call centre team leader now suspects her little girl ...