Learn more about the tiny particles that can come off of your gum - what is essentially a soft piece of plastic - as you chew ...

Are you keeping a mental list of all the sources of microplastics finding their way into your daily life? You may have ...

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

A study found that the popular product can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and ...

A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...

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

Researchers have now found that chewing gum releases microplastics into saliva which can then be then swallowed, allowing the particles to infiltrate the digestive system. The average gum-chewer may ...

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

Generations of Americans have grown up using chewing gum, but a new pilot study claims that both synthetic and natural gum ...

Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles ...

Chewing gum as a potential source of microplastics has yet to be widely studied. They’re made from a rubbery base, sweetener, ...