Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study finds

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I’d never have thought rubber or petroleum would be in a food.

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Well in the case of chewing gum, it basically IS plastic.

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I find that terrifying.

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Most commercial gums use a "synthetic gum base." It has been made with latex, chickle, all manner of crap.

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Isn't natural plant gum latex too?

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I think it is more accurate to say latex is a natural plant gum.

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