When you pop a piece of gum in your mouth, you might be hoping to freshen your breath, relieve some stress, or just get a bit of flavor. But you could also be getting thousands of microplastics ...

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles — between 1 micrometer- and 5 millimeters-wide. Every year, humans are exposed to tens of thousands of microplastics via food, beverages, packaging, coatings, ...

LONDON - FEBRUARY 21: Some of the estimated 300,000 pieces of used chewing gum that litter Oxford Street are seen as pedestrians walk by, as capital cities are due to hold a joint summit for the first ...

A mouthful of chewing gum might also be a mouthful of microplastics, according to the results of a small pilot study. The research, presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, ...

Today, most companies’ gum base is a proprietary blend of synthetic and natural ingredients: If a packet lists “gum base” as an ingredient, that gum most likely contains synthetic polymers. The FDA ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Chewing gum's base ingredient is synthetic rubber, which is a type of plastic. A stick of gum is a ...

It might come as a shock to some, but plastic has been a staple ingredient in chewing gum for decades - no wonder our parents told us not to swallow it! Now, however, the concept of having plastic in ...

Plastic-free gum manufacturer Nuud has called out its bigger rivals, including Wrigley's Extra, in a “playful” out-of-home campaign. The campaign, “Chew plants not plastic” created by TheOr, stems ...

The founder of UK-based ‘super natural’ chewing gum start-up Milliways is also calling for a single-use plastic levy to make it easier for consumers to switch to a ‘more sustainable’ option. Chew on ...