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Slush ice drinks may contain glycerol. This liquid is permitted throughout the EU as food additive E422 in many food products. In a medical context, glycerol is used to reduce elevated intracranial pressure.
The BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment has conducted a health risk assessment of the amounts of glycerol found in slush ice. The result: even with less than 200 mlshort formillilitre of such “slushies”, younger children may ingest enough glycerol to reach or exceed the therapeutically effective dose. Adverse effects may include headaches, vomiting and drowsiness.
