New research might make you rethink that gum habit. Chewing gum, whether natural or synthetic, contains plant-based or synthetic plastic polymers to enhance texture and flavor retention, making it a ...
When you pop a piece of gum in your mouth, you might be hoping to freshen your breath, relieve some stress, or just get a bit of flavor. But you could also be getting thousands of microplastics ...
Chewing gum is an everyday item we often buy on a whim, chew for a little while, and then throw away without much thought.
The neon stripes running through the chewing gum Peter Juul Regnersgaard produced from his bag after a meal with colleague and roommate Morten Ebdrup in 2017 worried both men. Something about the ...
While eliminating plastics entirely from our diets may be impossible, making some swaps can help reduce exposure ...
The founder of UK-based ‘super natural’ chewing gum start-up Milliways is also calling for a single-use plastic levy to make it easier for consumers to switch to a ‘more sustainable’ option. Chew on ...
SOUTHBOROUGH - Police are warning parents and kids about a TikTok "gum challenge" involving chewing gum that contains the same active ingredient as pepper spray. Southborough Police posted the warning ...
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, is predominantly transmitted through aerosols or droplets. These ...