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

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Chewing gum can release hundreds of microplastics—or tiny plastic particles—into saliva, a new study found.While research is still emerging, microplastics have been ...

Researchers found that chomping on a single stick of chewing gum can release up to thousands of shards of microplastics.

When you chew gum, you’re essentially gnawing on plastic.

Chewing gum can secrete tiny plastic particles into saliva and bloodstreams, scientists in the US and China say, pointing to the latest source of microplastics in the human body.  In a paper presented ...

“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.

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

Chewing gum could release hundreds to thousands of microplastic particles into your saliva, a new UCLA study finds.

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

A Nigerian lady shared a video on TikTok showing how her father chewed the chewing gum she gave to him. The video is ...

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