Research shows chewing gum releases 250,000 microplastics and detectable levels of nanoplastics into the human body

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! New research by Queen’s University Belfast has found that chewing gum can release over a quarter of a million microplastics and detectable levels of nanoplastics into saliva within first hour of chewing. Despite its everyday presence, with the UK consuming four billion pieces of plastic gum annually, most consumers remain unaware that regular chewing gum is, in […] If you want more information Retail Times get in touch! Retail Times - Retail Times | Retail News | Free Retail News

Apr 4, 2025 - 09:06
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Research shows chewing gum releases 250,000 microplastics and detectable levels of nanoplastics into the human body

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides!

New research by Queen’s University Belfast has found that chewing gum can release over a quarter of a million microplastics and detectable levels of nanoplastics into saliva within first hour of chewing. Despite its everyday presence, with the UK consuming four billion pieces of plastic gum annually, most consumers remain unaware that regular chewing gum is, in […]

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