One piece of gum can release up to 637 microplastic particles The magnitude of microplastic release from chewing gum proves genuinely concerning. Study findings revealed that a single gram of gum ...

Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers – similar to the plastic material used in car tyres. If you find that thought slightly unsettling, you are not alone.

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 ...

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.

Now another source of microplastics in the body has been discovered: chewing gum. Chewing gum contains long molecules called polymers. Some brands of gum contain natural polymers from tree sap.

But a new study might make you think twice before reaching for the chewing gum. Scientists from Queen's University Belfast have issued an urgent warning about the sheer number of microplastics ...

A Florida woman was charged with a felony after allegedly smacking a “large wad” of chewing gum onto a Tesla — causing nearly $3,000 worth of damage, according to Sunshine State authorities.

Chewing gum had a strange way of being an important part of our childhoods. Playground legend claimed that if you swallowed it, it would take seven years to digest. Come to think of it ...

Towards the end of the video, when Ben made his way to the airport to travel back home, he revealed "the most famous" law in Singapore, which is chewing gum, "you can't even buy it at the airport ...