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

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

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.

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 ...

T hink you're not eating microplastics? Think again. Researchers at UCLA have uncovered something unsettling: microplastics ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Chewing gum's base ingredient is synthetic rubber, which is a type of plastic. A stick of gum is ...

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to a new study.

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

In just the last couple of years, scientists have found microplastics in disturbing places, from beneath Arctic ice to human blood, testicles, and even brains. In fact, plastic is so widespread ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces ... have increasingly been finding small shards of plastic called microplastics throughout the world, from the tops of mountains to the bottom ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces ... have increasingly been discovering small shards of plastic called microplastics throughout the world, from the tops of mountains to the ...