Plastic is everywhere in our daily lives. And much of what we use, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose us to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics.

Learn more about the tiny particles that can come off of your gum - what is essentially a soft piece of plastic - as you chew ...

A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.

Chewing gum lovers could inadvertently be consuming up to the equivalent of 15 credit cards worth of plastic every year ...

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

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A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...

According to inspection notes, the inspector saw evidence of rodent activity “in multiple critical areas including contamination of clean tableware and contamination of food preparation surfaces.” The ...

A study found that the popular product can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

Chewing gum as a potential source of microplastics has yet to be widely studied. They’re made from a rubbery base, sweetener, ...

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to ...