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 ...

Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to the plastic material used in car tires. If you find that thought slightly unsettling, you are not alone.

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 ...

New research shows that chewing gum can release hundreds or possibly thousands of microplastics into saliva, which may then be absorbed into the body. Even all-natural gum sheds microplastics when ...

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. Lowe also warned ...

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.

A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces Getty Chewing gum can shed microplastics — and natural and synthetic ...

A mouthful of chewing gum might also be a mouthful of microplastics, according to the results of a small pilot study. The research, presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, ...

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.