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

Gum chewing independently arose across different cultures and regions at different times, says Jennifer Mathews, an ...

To those who chew gum, UAE experts advise caution with ingredients like BHT and titanium dioxide, though they are generally ...

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

New research has warned that each piece of chewing gum can release a potentially harmful number of microplastics into your saliva, which then might be swallowed.

Polymers are chemical compounds with long chains of large and repetitive ... shed depended on the chewing time. To identify the types and amounts of microplastics in gum, the authors used various ...

A recent US pilot study found natural chewing gums release 'similar amounts of microplastics' to synthetic gums ...

UCLA researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into the saliva and ...

Chewing gum fiends might want to think twice before popping in another piece of gum. A pilot study found that chewing gum can ...

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 to examine the amount of ...