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

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

For example, one piece of Extra brand gum weighs 2.5 g. Some types of gum released ... The gum itself or the packaging?” It would also be helpful to know if one type of gum is higher in ...

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In fact, it’s thought that our food, our drinks, and our plastic packaging can cause us to ingest tens of thousands of microplastics each year, with every piece sitting at around 1 micrometer to 5 ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the ...

People who chew around 180 pieces of gum a year could be ingesting roughly 30,000 microplastics, the researchers said.

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