You may have another culprit to consider: It’s gum, according to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. The study is ...

Now, chewing gum could be added to the list. In a pilot study, researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and potentially be ingested.

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.

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 ...

Chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into the saliva that may be ingested. Research presented this week at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society in San ...

They’re in human brains and aortas. Now, scientists say microplastics have also been found in chewing gum. A strip can release hundreds to thousands into human saliva to potentially be ingested.

Now, chewing gum could be added to the list. In a pilot study, researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and potentially be ingested.

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. By the time Wrigley began his business venture, Americans had grown accustomed to chewing gum sold as candy-coated balls or packaged sticks. The base of ...

The researchers examined both synthetic gum and natural alternatives made with plant-based polymers such as tree sap. (Image: Canva) Chewing gum may be quietly introducing tiny plastic fragments ...