You might want to spit that gum out. Why? Microplastics
94% of the microplastics in gum were released within the first eight minutes of chewing, researchers found.
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A chewing gum habit could expose you to tens of thousands of microplastics
Some gum chewers could ingest around 30,000 microplastics a year
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Chewing Gum Releases Microplastics Into Mouth: Researchers
Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet.
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