17/08/2025
⚠️ Slushy drinks warning - Reminder of NEW GUIDANCE ⚠️
🥤 We informed you of these changes in July, but for anyone who missed it and as an important reminder -
Kids love these thick, icy drinks, but did you know that they can, in extreme circumstances, be dangerous and even fatal?
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently updated its guidance about ‘slushy’ drinks. Previous advice was that these drinks should not be given to children aged four and under, but the new recommendation is not to give these drinks to children aged seven and under.
The guidance goes on to say that children aged between seven and ten should limit intake to one 350ml glass per day, which is approximately the size of a can of juice.
This guidance follows news about children in the UK who have been hospitalised due to their blood sugar levels becoming dangerously low after drinking slushy drinks - you can find out more about the potential danger here in our slides.