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

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

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

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

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

Chewing a single piece of gum could release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study has warned.

PARIS: 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.

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.

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 ...

Supermarket Iceland recalls vegetable lasagne over plastic pieces warning - The retailer said the possible presence of ...

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

The frozen supermarket chain issued the recall notice today through the Foods Standards Agency for its Vegetable Lasagne as ...