More than 250,000 microplastics (MPs) were detected in the saliva of a person after one hour of chewing a single piece of gum, a new study has revealed. The research findings, led by Queen’s ...

Gum chewing independently arose across different cultures and regions at different times, says Jennifer Mathews, an ...

Chewing gum has been added to the growing list of things that lead us to ingest hundreds and thousands of microplastics. But is it really surprising considering gum is pretty much made of plastic?

Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more plastic when you chew gum.

W e all love popping a piece of chewing gum after a meal or during a long drive. It’s refreshing, keeps our breath minty, and can even help us focus. But recently, some studies have raised ...

The research findings, led by Queen’s University Belfast and published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, demonstrated how potentially harmful materials can enter the body from chewing gum.

More than 250,000 microplastics (MPs) were detected in the saliva of a person after one hour of chewing a single piece of gum, a new study has revealed. The research findings, led by Queen’s ...