When you chew gum, you’re essentially gnawing on plastic.
Most manufacturers don’t advertise what the item is actually made of. Scientists issue warning after making disturbing find ...
“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...
Researchers tested ten different chewing gum brands, and found no difference between synthetic and natural gum.
The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...
Microplastics —tiny plastic bits that can take hundreds of years to break down—are everywhere, from tap water to tea bags, ...
Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles ...
A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...
A recent study found that chewing gum can release up to thousands of microplastics per piece and potentially be ingested, ...