Love chewing gum? One piece could expose you to 250,000 microplastics
More than 250,000 microplastics (MPs) were detected in the saliva of a person after one hour of chewing a single piece of gum ...
Everyday Health on MSN8d
Gum Can Release Thousands of Tiny Plastic Particles Into Your Mouth
A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.
Microplastics now detected in chewing gum — as particles linked to 3 chronic diseases
Not to burst your bubble, but your gum might be packed with plastic. A new study found that chewing a single piece releases ...
ZME Science on MSN7d
Your Gum Is Shedding Microplastics into Your Saliva
The rate at which chewing gum releases microplastics in saliva is quite astonishing. The test suggests that within eight ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN9d
Chewing gum dirty secret: Bubble gum detonates microplastic bombs in your mouth
And now, researchers are finding them in chewing gum. A pilot study revealed that chewing gum releases hundreds of these ...
Chewing gum: another way for microplastics to enter your body?
And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...
Manchester Evening News8d
Scientists reveal one piece of chewing gum could expose you to thousands of microplastics
They're in the water we drink, the food we eat, and the air we breathe – microplastics are everywhere, and new research has revealed yet another way they could be making their way into our bodies.
The Sun8d
Single piece of chewing gum ‘releases thousands of toxic microplastics’ into your mouth – linked to cancer and dementia
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 ...