Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics. Now, chewing gum could be added to the list. In a pilot study, researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and potentially be ingested.
Most commercial gums use a “synthetic gum base.” It has been made with latex, chickle, all manner of crap.
Isn’t natural plant gum latex too?
I think it is more accurate to say latex is a natural plant gum.