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.

His argument—baseless at the time—was that chewing gum had miraculous abilities to quench thirst, stave off hunger, and ...

A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...

However packaging does not list any plastics in the ingredients, simply using the words "gum-based". "Nobody will tell you the ingredients," Mohanty said. The researchers tested five brands of ...

People have been left baffled after discovering the bizarre ingredients that go into making chewing gum. The UK is one of the biggest consumers of chewing gum globally, with fans chomping through ...

Plastic is everywhere in our daily lives. And much of what we use, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose us to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics.

they asked a single volunteer to test 10 brands of commercially available gum—five with synthetic additives and five with only natural ingredients. While future studies may employ many more ...

She’s in bubble trouble. A Florida woman was charged with a felony after allegedly smacking a “large wad” of chewing gum onto a Tesla — causing nearly $3,000 worth of damage, according to ...

The company is a subsidiary of McLean, Virginia-based Mars Inc., the maker of M&M’s, Snickers, Skittles, Altoids mints and Doublemint gum, as well as other food products and pet food.

Gum arabic, an essential ingredient in products like Coca-Cola, M&M’s, and L’Oreal lipsticks, is being increasingly smuggled out of war-torn Sudan. The ongoing conflict has complicated global ...

LONDON/DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Gum arabic, a vital ingredient used in everything from Coca-Cola (KO.N), opens new tab to M&M's sweets, is increasingly being trafficked from rebel-held areas of ...