The brightly coloured drinks are designed to appeal to children - but most contain the naturally occurring sweetener glycerol, instead of sugar, to stop them freezing solid and give the slushy effect.

The brightly coloured drinks marketed towards children often use glycerol as a sweetener and anti-freezing agent. But high levels can be harmful, especially to children -- glycerol intoxication ...

It comes after some of the brightly-coloured drinks — which are designed to appeal to children — were linked to the hospitalisation of 21 children aged two to seven. While the chemical is ...

The brightly coloured drinks marketed towards children often use glycerol as a sweetener and anti-freezing agent. But high levels can be harmful, especially to children — glycerol intoxication ...