A leading UK food science expert has spoken out on the dangers of glycerol in sugar-free slushies, suggesting that using the e-number could be an ‘unintended consequence of the sugar tax’.
Professor Gunter Kuhnle, who works at the University of Reading and is an expert in nutrition and food science, said recent news stories about young children suffering from the harmful effects of glycerol could now see companies reformulate their products to omit the sweetener.
The scientist warned parents to