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

Chewing gum could release hundreds to thousands of microplastic particles into your saliva, a new UCLA study finds.

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

Now, chewing gum could be added to the list. In a pilot study, researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and potentially be ingested.

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 small study ...

Chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into the saliva that may be ingested. Research presented this week at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society in San ...

His argument—baseless at the time—was that chewing gum had miraculous abilities to quench thirst, stave off hunger, and ...

According to a pilot study presented during the American Chemical Society’s spring meeting, a single piece of chewing gum is liable to release hundreds of polymer particles into our mouths.

Chewing gum releases hundreds of microplastics into saliva, which can accumulate in the body and potentially cause chronic diseases. Both natural and synthetic gums release similar amounts of ...

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 small study ...