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Crowlands Primary School pupils joined Havering Council and FCC to help clean chewing gum from pavements in South Street, Romford.
Colorful packs of gum look enticing on store shelves, but the ingredients behind that chewy texture are far from what most ...
Dear Eric: I play cards weekly with a group. One of the women sometimes chews gum during our games, noisily and with her ...
Funding to help remove chewing gum from the streets has been given to two Devon councils. South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council both received a £23,590 grant from the Chewing ...
Chewing gum may also be a better choice than eating mints for your oral health, Dr. Matthew Messina, dentist and consumer advisor spokesperson for the American Dental Association, tells TODAY.com.
Your Favorite Gum Is Shedding Microplastics, According to a New UCLA Study Researchers found that chewing gum — from both synthetic and natural brands — released an average of 100 plastic ...
How many microplastics are in chewing gum? The pair tested 10 brands of commercially available chewing gum, including five synthetic gums, which rely on petroleum-based polymers for their chewiness, ...
Q: Mint gum is the only thing that gets me through the workday. Is all that chewing bad for my health? If you’re a regular gum chewer, you’re in good company.
The gum is made from bean powder naturally containing a protein that binds to a wide variety of germs, including influenza and the viruses that cause herpes.
Novel chewing gum made with lablab beans shows promise in neutralizing influenza and herpes viruses, reducing viral loads by 95% in oral cavity simulation.
Chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Chewing gum's base ingredient is synthetic rubber, which is a type of plastic.