We rarely stop to think about what really happens when we chew a piece of gum. Beyond the taste or the elastic texture, that simple gesture could be releasing in our mouth tiny plastic particles that ...

The public is starting to understand that they can find microplastics in their food, particularly seafood, but exposure from ...

While eliminating plastics entirely from our diets may be impossible, making some swaps can help reduce exposure ...

The public is starting to understand that they can find microplastics in their food, particularly seafood, but exposure from ...

Microplastics are tiny plastic fragments measuring less than 5mm in length, commonly found in many everyday foods and drinks ...

Many of us don't think twice about casually popping a stick of gum in our mouth. But chew on this: When you do, you're also chomping on, and possibly ingesting, hundreds, if not thousands, of ...

Not to burst your bubble, but your gum might be packed with plastic. A new study found that chewing a single piece releases hundreds — if not thousands — of microplastics into your saliva, which ...

SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2025 — Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic ...

Chewing a single piece of gum for an hour can release over 250,000 microplastics and nanoplastics into saliva. A Queen's University Belfast study highlighted chewing gum as an overlooked source of ...

Are there really microplastics in chewing gum? George tries to find out. In March of 2025, scientists announced they'd found microplastics in 10 brands of chewing gum, including five brands of ...