Researchers at University College Dublin conducted a review of 21 children who became ill between 2009 and 2024 after consuming a "slush ice drink." A vast majority of the children, none of whom ...

Glycerol is a naturally occurring alcohol and sugar substitute which helps slush drinks maintain their texture by preventing liquid from freezing solid. While glycerol is found in some other foods ...

An additive -- glycerol -- can trigger toxic effects in young children. A new study warns parents to keep kids under four from drinking slush ice drinks that contain glycerol, an additive used to ...

In a warning to parents and carers, the research concluded: "Consumption of slush ice drinks containing glycerol may cause a clinical syndrome of glycerol intoxication in young children. "Clinicians ...