Chewing gum contains plant-based or synthetic plastic polymers, making it a potential source of microplastics; however, the ...

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

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

Chewing gum can secrete tiny plastic particles into saliva and bloodstreams, scientists in the US and China say, pointing to the latest source of microplastics in the human body.  In a paper presented ...

Gum chewers have an image problem, according to Beldent, the South American name for Trident gum. They are stigmatized, presumably for being irresponsible, reckless, and tasteless. Beldent thought ...