Cuong Cao and Keir Carnie reveal how plastic chewing gum releases high levels of microplastics into the body, exposing health ...

SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2025 — Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic ...

Not to burst your bubble, but your gum might be packed with plastic. A new study found that chewing a single piece releases hundreds — if not thousands — of microplastics into your saliva, which ...

We rarely stop to think about what really happens when we chew a piece of gum. Beyond the taste or the elastic texture, that simple gesture could be releasing in our mouth tiny plastic particles that ...