A SINGLE piece of chewing gum releases thousands of toxic microplastics into your mouth to be swallowed, scientists have ...

A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces ...

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

Chewing a single piece of gum could release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study has warned.

Chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Chewing gum's base ingredient is synthetic rubber, which is a type of plastic. A stick of gum is ...

According to the study's estimate, an average individual chomping through 160 to 180 small sticks of gum annually could end ...

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

New research by Queen’s University Belfast has found that chewing gum can release over a quarter of a million microplastics and detectable levels of nanoplastics into saliva within first hour of ...

The authors, however, urge us not to panic about our chewing gum habit — at least not yet ... are made from a variety of synthetic rubber substances, including the stuff used in car tires.

They come from a variety of sources ... to an increased risk of heart disease and could be tied to dementia. Chewing gum as a potential source of microplastics has yet to be widely studied.