Not to burst your bubble, but your gum might be packed with plastic. A new study found that chewing a single piece releases ...

Learn more about the tiny particles that can come off of your gum - what is essentially a soft piece of plastic - as you chew ...

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

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

Plastic is everywhere in our daily lives. And much of what we use, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose us to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics.

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to ...

Microplastics, according to Harvard Medicine, are tiny particles that break off of plastic as it degrades. And while more ...

A study found that the popular product can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and ...

Supermarkets should be banned from selling products such as apples and bananas in plastic packaging, says a global NGO.

We still have not determined what exactly all these tiny particles are doing to our health, but scientists are already giving tips on how to reduce your own microplastic intake. Tiny plastic ...

Enzymes found in landfills around the world may be able to break down plastic waste. Some 11 billion metric tons of plastic ...