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

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

On average, 100 microplastics are released per gram of chewing gum, with some pieces releasing as many as 600 microplastics ...

A recent US pilot study found natural chewing gums release 'similar amounts of microplastics' to synthetic gums ...

Microplastics —tiny plastic bits that can take hundreds of years to break down—are everywhere, from tap water to tea bags, ...

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

The scourge of plastic pollution is nothing new. Natural polymers such as rubber and cellulose were widely used before synthetic plastics emerged with the Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland’s invention of ...

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

Chewing gum, whether natural or synthetic, contains plant-based or synthetic plastic polymers to enhance texture and flavor retention, making it a source of microplastics, explained the pilot ...

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