More than 250,000 microplastics (MPs) were detected in the saliva of a person after one hour of chewing a single piece of gum ...

Chewing gum can release thousands of microplastics into saliva. Scientists say more research is needed but suggest chewing ...

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

Researchers tested ten different chewing gum brands, and found no difference between synthetic and natural gum.

New study finds chewing gum releases up to 637 microplastic particles in just minutes, with 94% released in the first 8 ...

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

Chewing gum contains plant-based or synthetic plastic polymers, making it a potential source of microplastics; however, the ...

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

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

Some plastic pieces are endocrine disruptors, interfering with brain-function-regulating hormones. This may influence mood, ...

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

Not to burst your perfectly blown bubble, but it turns out that chewing gum may be flooding your mouth with microplastics. As ...