Today, most companies’ gum base is a proprietary blend of synthetic and natural ingredients: If a packet lists “gum base” as an ingredient, that gum most likely contains synthetic polymers. The FDA ...

Thousands of tons 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 to ...

Scientists are calling for Australian companies to be more transparent about the ingredients in gums amid uncertainty about just how much microplastics impact our health — but also emphasise there is ...

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