Bursting Your Bubble: Chewing Gum Releases Microplastics Into Your Saliva, UCLA Research Shows
April 23, 2025
April 23, 2025
LOS ANGELES, California, April 23 -- The University of California issued the following news release:
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Bursting your bubble: Chewing gum releases microplastics into your saliva, UCLA research shows
Key takeaways
* Microplastics, super-tiny plastic fragments, are found in many of the products we use in everyday life.
* A pilot study by UCLA engineers found that microplastics are also present in chewing gum.
* The re . . .
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Bursting your bubble: Chewing gum releases microplastics into your saliva, UCLA research shows
Key takeaways
* Microplastics, super-tiny plastic fragments, are found in many of the products we use in everyday life.
* A pilot study by UCLA engineers found that microplastics are also present in chewing gum.
* The re . . .