Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year . . . from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar ...
Chewing gum is an everyday item we often buy on a whim, chew for a little while, and then throw away without much thought. Since we don’t usually think of gum as food, many people don’t really ...
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 ...
Are you keeping a mental list of all the sources of microplastics finding their way into your daily life? You may have another culprit to consider: It’s gum, according to a new pilot study that found ...
Chewing gum releases 1000s of microplastics into the saliva, and that's just the tip of the iceberg regarding our exposure to microplastics.
The gum is made from bean powder naturally containing a protein that binds to a wide variety of germs, including influenza and the viruses that cause herpes. Reading time 3 minutes Here’s something to ...