On average, they found about 100 particles per gram of chewing gum, although some samples reached up to 600 particles per gram. If we take into account that a piece usually weighs between 2 and 6 ...

Chewing gum, whether natural or synthetic, contains plant-based or synthetic plastic polymers to enhance texture and flavor retention, making it a source of microplastics, explained the pilot ...

A recent pilot study found that chewing gum – even those labeled "natural" – can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into the body, according to researchers at the University of ...

Share or comment on this article: Scientists issue urgent warning about chewing gum - as they discover a single piece can release 250,000 microplastics into your body within an hour ...

By 1920, the average American was chewing 105 sticks of gum a year. At the time of his death in 1932, William Wrigley was worth about half a billion in today’s dollars.

Extrapolating this further, a 2–6 gram piece of gum may release as many as 3,000 microplastics. Multiply that by the average amount of gum chewed annually, that you could be looking at around ...

The chewing gum industry is big business, worth an estimated $48.68 billion (37.7 billion pounds) in 2025. Three companies own 75% of the market share, the largest of which is Wrigley, with an ...

Q: Mint gum is the only thing that gets me through the workday. Is all that chewing bad for my health? If you’re a regular gum chewer, you’re in good company. In one 2019 study of over 3,000 U ...