Donald Trump has directed a powerful US national security panel to take a fresh look at Nippon Steel ... cereals, wood, chewing gum, toilet paper, vacuum cleaners and chewing gum.

What did that look like in numbers? On average, chewing a stick of gum, which can weigh between one to six grams, released up to 600 microplastic shards per gram, they found. If someone chewed 180 ...

If you enjoy a refreshing stick of gum now and then, you may be biting off more than you should chew. A recent pilot study found that chewing gum – even those labeled "natural" – can release ...

For that reason, the researchers in the US who studied chewing gum decided not to look for them. Some commentators think that the potential health risks of microplastics have been exaggerated, while ...

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 ...

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(CNN) - If you like chewing gum, you may be surprised to learn that you are bringing in potentially hundreds of microplastics into your mouth. Researchers at the University of California in Los ...

The history of chewing gum can be traced back to the Mayans of Mesoamerica. Above: Bubble gum is seen for sale in a machine. Beaver Machine Corporation I don’t think I have chewed gum more than ...

(CNN) - If you like chewing gum, you may be surprised to learn that you are bringing in potentially hundreds of microplastics into your mouth. Researchers at the University of California in Los ...

Chewing gum released up to 637 microplastic particles per gram, with most particles released within the first 8 minutes. Both natural and synthetic gums released similar amounts. Chewing gum ...