SEREMBAN: Customs have seized chewing tobacco products worth almost RM1mil, including duties and taxes, in a raid at Westport, Klang. State Customs director Muhammad Ilyas Queek Abdullah said the ...

The tobacco industry — and consumers — have arrived at a pivotal public health crossroads, according to a leading industry analyst. By 2035, rising consumption of smokeless tobacco and ...

Not to burst your perfectly blown bubble, but it turns out that chewing gum may be flooding your mouth with microplastics. As detailed in a pilot study, which is awaiting peer review, a team of ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of microplastics into saliva, which can accumulate in the body and potentially cause chronic diseases. Both natural and synthetic gums release similar amounts of ...

A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces Getty Chewing gum can shed microplastics — and natural and synthetic ...

(CNN) - If you like chewing gum, you may be surprised to learn that you are bringing in potentially hundreds of microplastics into your mouth. Researchers at the University of California in Los ...

Now you can add your favorite chewing gum to the list, thanks to the alarming findings of a new study. Chewing gum, whether natural or synthetic, contains plant-based or synthetic plastic polymers ...

(Image: Canva) Chewing gum may be quietly introducing tiny plastic fragments directly into consumers' mouths, a new study suggests, raising fresh concerns about microplastic contamination and its ...

You may have another culprit to consider: It’s gum, according to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. The study is ...

According to a pilot study presented during the American Chemical Society’s spring meeting, a single piece of chewing gum is liable to release hundreds of polymer particles into our mouths.