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

Researchers found that chomping on a single stick of chewing gum can release up to thousands of shards of microplastics.

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

What’s fresh, flavourful, ostensibly good for oral health — and may also be releasing thousands of tiny plastic shards into your mouth? The answer is chewing gum — or at least, that’s ...

(CNN) - If you like chewing gum, you may be surprised to learn that you are bringing in potentially hundreds of microplastics into your mouth. Researchers at the University of California in Los ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet. The small study ...

You may have another culprit to consider: It’s gum, according to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece ... The participant then rinsed their mouth three to five times with highly ...

According to a pilot study presented during the American Chemical Society’s spring meeting, a single piece of chewing gum is liable to ... after rinsing their mouth with clean water.