Researchers found that chomping on a single stick of chewing gum can release up to thousands of shards of microplastics.

A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...

When you chew gum, you’re essentially gnawing on plastic.

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

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

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 ...