A new study has made a jaw-dropping discovery on microplastics — and it may have you rethinking how you consume your favorite ...

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to a new study. When you pop a piece of gum in your mouth, you might be ...

Your Favorite Gum Is Shedding Microplastics, According to a New UCLA Study. Researchers found that chewing gum — from both synthetic and natural brands — released an average of 100 plastic ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, ... (34 fluid ounces) of water in a plastic bottle contained an average of 240,000 microplastics.

Researchers at UCLA found that chewing gum – even gum labeled "natural" – can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and potentially be ingested.

Water bottles - A plastic 1L bottle contains an average of 240,000 tiny pieces of plastic, with 90 per cent of fragments nanoplastics, research by Columbia University shows.

Updated at 3:31 p.m. on April 1, 2025 At the turn of the 20th century, William Wrigley Jr. was bent on building an empire of gum, and as part of his extensive hustle, he managed to persuade the U ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, ... Researchers found that a litre of water in a plastic bottle contained an average of 240,000 microplastics.

The plastic shed by chewing gum was three times wider than a red blood cell. SmirkDingo / Alamy Stock Photo. This is important because the microplastics that are known to be capable of harming ...

PARIS - Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people’s mouths, researchers said on March 25, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet.