Dry ice and liquid nitrogen food additives have negative health effects on humans

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Evidence from safety assessments and clinical case reports indicates that dry ice and liquid nitrogen used as food and beverage additives can cause severe adverse health effects, such as gastrointestinal injury, tissue damage, and carbon dioxide asphyxiation.

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Papers 6 and 9 specifically document negative health impacts—such as gastrointestinal barotrauma, tissue damage from liquid nitrogen, and carbon dioxide poisoning from dry ice—supporting the claim that these agents present health risks.

Evidence for · 2

A Qualitative Risk Assessment of Liquid Nitrogen in Foods and Beverages

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D. Ali, J. Farber, JinHee Kim, Naghmeh Parto, Raymond F. Copes. A Qualitative Risk Assessment of Liquid Nitrogen in Foods and Beverages. 2021. https://doi.org/10.4315/1541-9576-41.3.293

Paper 6 describes how consuming or inhaling liquid nitrogen used in food and beverage preparation can cause serious adverse health effects, including gastrointestinal barotrauma, rupture, and asphyxia.

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Breaking the dry ice: A case of accidental carbon dioxide poisoning due to dry ice inhalation

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Priyanjali Pulipati, Cecilia Cosma. Breaking the dry ice: A case of accidental carbon dioxide poisoning due to dry ice inhalation. 2021. https://doi.org/10.52768/2766-7820/1427

Paper 9 documents a case of severe carbon dioxide poisoning and acute respiratory failure resulting from dry ice inhalation in a confined space.

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first checked01 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7901 Aug 2026

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