A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...

When you chew gum, you’re essentially gnawing on plastic.

Microplastics —tiny plastic bits that can take hundreds of years to break down—are everywhere, from tap water to tea bags, ...

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

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

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

Chewing gum is made with flavoring, sweetener, a rubber base, and other ingredients. In chewing gums that are “natural,” a plant-based polymer, like tree sap, gives the gum chewiness.

Generations of Americans have grown up using chewing gum, but a new pilot study claims that both synthetic and natural gum ...

As consumer preferences shift toward more natural ingredients, the demand for cassia gum continues to rise. In response to ...

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