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 ...

Citation: Chewing gum is plastic pollution, not a litter problem (2025, March 17) ... Glass bottles found to contain more microplastics than plastic bottles. 4 hours ago.

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 ...

Study Subject Chewed Each Piece of Gum for 4 or 20 Minutes. To find out more about microplastics and chewing gum, scientists analyzed 10 popular chewing gum brands, five natural and five synthetic.

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.

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 ...

Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to the plastic material used in car tires. Next Big Things in Tech Awards Final Deadline This Friday, 6/20 ...

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to a new study. Next Big Things in Tech Awards Final Deadline This Friday ...

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers ...