“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. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles ...
A recent study found that chewing gum can release up to thousands of microplastics per piece and potentially be ingested, ...
He explained that people often react with shock when they learn that chewing gum shares similar building blocks with materials found in car tyres, plastic bags, and bottles.