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

“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 ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning ...

A study by the American Chemical Society finds chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva, ...

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

Chewing gum typically contains synthetic or natural ... Half of the samples were synthetic, and the other half were made with natural ingredients. Most, if not all, gum product labels and websites ...

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.

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces ... However packaging does not list any plastics in the ingredients, simply using the words "gum-based". "Nobody will tell you the ingredients ...

People have been left baffled after discovering the bizarre ingredients that go into making chewing gum. The UK is one of the biggest consumers of chewing gum globally, with fans chomping through ...