His argument—baseless at the time—was that chewing gum had miraculous abilities to quench thirst, stave off hunger, and ...

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to ...

A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.

A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

Chewing a single piece of gum could release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study has warned.

A recent study found that chewing gum can release up to thousands of microplastics per piece and potentially be ingested, ...

Plastic is everywhere in our daily lives. And much of what we use, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose us to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics.

Analysis revealed that just 1 gram of chewing gum released approximately 100 microplastics on average, with 1 gram of some ...