A person happily gnawing away on a large piece of gum could unleash more than 3,000 microplastic particles, according to the ...

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

UCLA researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into the saliva and potentially be ingested. A trade group asserted "gum is safe to enjoy." ...

Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering found that both natural and synthetic chewing gums release ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet.

It's not just seafood anymore. Microplastics are showing up in snacks, sweets and even vegetables.

Most accounts of the history of chewing gum take us back a couple of millenia to the Mayans of Mesoamerica who tasted the sap of the sapodilla tree and discovered that it did not disintegrate in the ...

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

A DOCTOR has shared three easy ways to avoid microplastic consumption – after studies linked a buildup of toxic particles in ...

The study found that chewing gum could release a surprisingly high amount of microplastics. On average, 100 microplastic ...

A person chewing 160 to 180 pieces of gum a year, they said, could potentially be ingesting 30,000 microplastics. And while the effect of ingested microplastics on human health still isn't clear ...