Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...