Languages: English. Chewing a single piece of gum can release hundreds to thousands of pieces of microplastic into the saliva in your mouth—likely to go on to be swallowed. This is the warning ...

According to a pilot study presented during the American Chemical Society’s spring meeting, a single piece of chewing gum is liable ... taken after rinsing their mouth with clean water.

What’s fresh, flavourful, ostensibly good for oral health — and may also be releasing thousands of tiny plastic shards into your mouth? The answer is chewing gum — or at least, that’s ...