A team of researchers has revealed that chewing a single stick of gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into our saliva—meaning it most likely gets ingested.

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people’s mouths, researchers said today, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet. The small study comes ...

Chewing Gum Releases Microplastics Into Your Mouth, Scientists Warn. Published Mar 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT Updated Mar 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM EDT. By .

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 ...

Stop munching on that plastic. The U.S. National Institute of Health estimates that over 350 billion pieces of chewing gum ...

A SINGLE piece of chewing gum releases thousands of toxic microplastics into your mouth to be swallowed, scientists have warned. Tiny plastic particles shed by everyday items like cutting boards ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A recent study found that chewing gum can release up to thousands of microplastics per piece and potentially be ingested, according to researchers. Lisa Lowe and Jamie ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet. Researchers found ...

The study estimated that an average person chewing 160 to 180 sticks of gum per year could ingest approximately 30,000 microplastics, significantly increasing the overall annual intake of ...

Life Chewing gum releases microplastics into mouth: researchers. Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people’s mouths, researchers said.

PARIS - Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people’s mouths, researchers said on March 25, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet.