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In late June 2026, Germany’s On 28 July 2026 the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) issued an alert reiterated its warning that glycerin (E 422) used in many slush‑ice drinks could exceed safe dosage levels for children, potentially causing headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and dizziness. The agency can pose a health risk to children. It highlighted that a child weighing about 20 kg could reach the risky dose by consuming roughly 200 ml of a typical product and advised parents to inquire about the additive or avoid the drinks altogether, suggesting a simple homemade granita as an alternative. By late July 2026, the BfR expanded the warning after testing 62 slush‑ice samples collected between November 2023 250 mg per kilogram of body weight can lower intracranial pressure and October 2024. The analysis found glycerin concentrations frequently above the safety threshold, confirming that a single cup could may deliver that amount to a hazardous dose. While the European Food Safety Authority’s 2017 assessment had found no concerns, the new German data prompted the child. The agency to call for tighter monitoring noted the absence of an EU‑wide maximum limit for glycerin use in these products and urged manufacturers of products marketed to reinforce advice for parents children to limit children’s consumption. In a statement issued on 28 July 2026, eliminate the BfR added that doses additive. Three days later, pharmacists in the Heinsberg district began informing parents about the risk. Their survey of 250 mg per kilogram local slush‑ice vendors found roughly two‑thirds of body weight can lower intracranial pressure, underscoring the physiological risk. It noted that no maximum limit samples contained glycerin, often without any labeling for loose servings sold at fairs, pools or amusement parks. The pharmacies recommend checking ingredient lists on packaged drinks and exercising caution with unlabelled slush‑ice. German authorities continue to monitor glycerin levels in food has been set at the EU level these beverages and reiterated its recommendation that products marketed advise parents to children avoid the additive entirely. limit children’s consumption.