Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles ...

By the time Wrigley began his business venture, Americans had grown accustomed to chewing gum sold as candy-coated balls or ...

The world’s biggest chewing gum manufacturer, Wrigley, did not respond to AFP’s request for comment. Chinese carmaker BYD saw a surge in revenue last year, surpassing the $100 billion mark ...

with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces Getty Chewing gum can shed microplastics — and natural and synthetic gums contain “similar amounts of microplastics.” Each stick of gum ...

A mouthful of chewing gum might also be a mouthful of microplastics, according to the results of a small pilot study. The research, presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, ...

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 ...