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

According to a pilot study presented during the American Chemical Society’s spring meeting, a single piece of chewing gum is liable to release hundreds of polymer particles into our mouths.

"You are eating a material that is made of plastic. At least 2% of that is plastic," he said, referring to a piece of gum. To be sure, microplastics are everywhere. Countless products shed them in ...

A SINGLE piece of chewing gum releases thousands of toxic microplastics into your mouth to be swallowed, scientists have warned. Tiny plastic particles shed by everyday items like cutting boards ...

Not to burst your bubble, but your gum might be packed with plastic. A new study found that chewing a single piece releases hundreds — if not thousands — of microplastics into your saliva ...

To get fewer microplastics from gum, chew one piece longer rather than popping a new piece. Worried about the increasing presence of microplastics in our environment? Here’s something else to ...

Generations of Americans have grown up using chewing gum, but a new pilot study claims that both synthetic and natural gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastic particles into saliva ...

Chewing a single piece of gum can release hundreds to thousands of pieces of microplastic into the saliva in your mouth—likely to go on to be swallowed. This is the warning of researchers from ...

Ask Well Here’s what to consider before you pop in that second (or third or fourth) piece. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Melinda Wenner Moyer Q: Mint gum is the ...

Generations of Americans have grown up using chewing gum, but a new pilot study claims that both synthetic and natural gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastic particles into saliva ...