By the time Wrigley began his business venture, Americans had grown accustomed to chewing gum sold as candy-coated balls or packaged sticks. The base of these chewing gums was made from natural ...

Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more plastic when you chew gum.

The study found that chewing gum could release a surprisingly high amount of microplastics. On average, 100 microplastic ...

A DOCTOR has shared three easy ways to avoid microplastic consumption – after studies linked a buildup of toxic particles in ...

If you enjoy a refreshing stick of gum now and then, you may be biting off more than you should chew. A recent pilot study found that chewing gum – even those labeled "natural" – can release ...

Plastic, if ingested, can cause one of the most serious cancers. The matter should draw the attention of scientists associated with the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) ...

Chewing gum is predominantly made from long molecules called polymers ... chemical used to make car tyres), polyethylene (the plastic used to make carrier bags and bottles) and polyvinyl ...

You could swallow them when you drink from single-use plastic water bottles. Now another source of microplastics in the body has been discovered: chewing gum. Chewing gum contains long molecules ...

But would you ever think that your chewing gum could be a source ... synthetic rubber bases, which are made from petroleum-based polymers, essentially, plastic. Even natural gums, made from ...

“Our findings fill gaps in micro and nano plastic detection and underscore the importance of raising awareness and highlighting chewing gum as an unrecognised source of plastic exposure.

Chewing gum has been added to the growing list of things that lead us to ingest hundreds and thousands of microplastics. But is it really surprising considering gum is pretty much made of plastic?