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

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

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

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The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two minutes of chewing—thanks to the mechanical action, rather than the enzymatic ...

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.

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To find out, Lowe chewed seven pieces each of five brands of synthetic gum and five brands of natural gum. Researchers then measured the number of microplastics in each sample of her saliva.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A recent study found that chewing gum can release up to thousands of microplastics per piece and potentially be ingested, according to researchers. Lisa Lowe and Jamie ...

The average weight of a stick of gum is around 1.5 grams. People who chew around 180 pieces of gum a year could be ingesting roughly 30,000 microplastics, the researchers said. This pales in ...

In 2014 we had a game-changing idea for 5 Gum. We transformed our packs into games of Truth or Dare that would give teens and young adults a reason to engage with the brand again. But we didn't stop ...