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?

Not to burst your perfectly blown bubble, but it turns out that chewing gum may be flooding your mouth with microplastics. As detailed in a pilot study, which is awaiting peer review, a team of ...

Chewing gum released up to 637 microplastic particles per gram, with most particles released within the first 8 minutes. Both natural and synthetic gums released similar amounts. Chewing gum ...

The polymers responsible for gum’s desirable elasticity and chewability create the perfect conditions for microplastic generation during the mechanical process of chewing. As teeth grind against ...

Now another source of microplastics in the body has been discovered: chewing gum. Chewing gum contains long molecules called polymers. Some brands of gum contain natural polymers from tree sap.

The research findings, led by Queen’s University Belfast and published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, demonstrated how potentially harmful materials can enter the body from chewing gum.

But a new study might make you think twice before reaching for the chewing gum. Scientists from Queen's University Belfast have issued an urgent warning about the sheer number of microplastics ...

As we navigate a world filled with plastic, from kitchen equipment and clothing to everyday cleaning products, new findings have emerged that place chewing gum squarely on the list of items that ...

Towards the end of the video, when Ben made his way to the airport to travel back home, he revealed "the most famous" law in Singapore, which is chewing gum, "you can't even buy it at the airport ...

Furthermore, Nuud chewing gum founder Keir Carner claimed there were “American brands that purport to be natural but use a plastic gum base and because of the legislation they don’t list the plastic ...

When a Pennsylvania grand jury released the findings of a two-year investigation in 2018, it was a watershed moment in America's clergy sexual abuse scandals. The report compiled evidence and ...