“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

Learn more about the tiny particles that can come off of your gum — what is essentially a soft piece of plastic — as you chew ...

Gum chewers have an image problem, according to Beldent, the South American name for Trident gum. They are stigmatized, presumably for being irresponsible, reckless, and tasteless. Beldent thought ...