Scientists have found plastic fragments can shed off cutting boards, takeout containers and even laminated paper cups with each use.

Microplastics are in our water, air and seafood. It's been recently discovered to be in chewing gum, too. Here's what to know ...

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

Chewing gum can release thousands of microplastics into saliva. Scientists say more research is needed but suggest chewing ...

A new study reveals that a single piece of gum can release thousands of microplastics into your saliva—adding to your yearly ...

In their new study, the researchers set out to understand the transfer of microplastics from chewing gum into the human body. A middle-aged male volunteer took part in the study, by first ...

Now another source of microplastics in the body has been discovered ... Saliva samples were taken from the volunteer’s mouth and put under the microscope. Surprisingly, microplastics were found in ...