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

By the time Wrigley began his business venture, Americans had grown accustomed to chewing gum sold as candy-coated balls or ...

New study finds chewing gum releases up to 637 microplastic particles in just minutes, with 94% released in the first 8 ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

Researchers found that chomping on a single stick of chewing gum can release up to thousands of shards of microplastics.

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

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A recent study found that chewing gum can release up to thousands of microplastics per piece and potentially be ingested, according to researchers. Lisa Lowe and Jamie Leonard ...

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. A stick of gum is ...

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.

A researcher has identified a surprising source of plastic pollution: chewing gum. In an essay for The Conversation, microplastics expert David Jones of the UK's University of Portsmouth revealed ...

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.