Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Chewing gum's base ingredient ...

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year . . . from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar ...

Researchers found that chewing gum — from both synthetic and natural brands — released an average of 100 plastic fragments per gram. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two ...

Are you keeping a mental list of all the sources of microplastics finding their way into your daily life? You may have another culprit to consider: It’s gum, according to a new pilot study that found ...

A researcher has identified a surprising source of plastic pollution: chewing gum. In an essay for The Conversation, ...

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 a ...