A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces ...

A SINGLE piece of chewing gum releases thousands of toxic microplastics into your mouth to be swallowed, scientists have ...

Because plastic is so commonly used, finding new ways to manage and recycle plastic waste is becoming ever more ...

A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning ...

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to ...

A study shows chewing gum could release up to 600 microplastic fragments, raising awareness of ingestion and environmental ...

The plastic pieces - measuring less than five millimetres across - are shed by everyday items like cutting boards, tea bags, food packaging and some clothes as they gradually break down.

They used either old or new plastic cookware to heat water, stir the jelly mixture, store it, chill it and cut it into pieces. The result: jelly prepared with new plastic cookware had about nine ...

Supermarket Iceland has advised customers not to eat its vegetable lasagne because the product could contain pieces of plastic. The retailer said the possible presence of plastic in the own-brand ...

Conservationists picked up hundreds of thousands of pieces of rubbish from British beaches last year, according to a charity.