Bubble gum elicits a unique memory for everyone. Maybe you recall sharing it with friends during recess, buying a large pack with tooth fairy money, or trying your first piece of blue raspberry Hubba ...

Sugar-free gum with polyols such as sorbitol and xylitol is most likely to cause gas because of fermentation in the colon.

We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about how everything from paprika to black pepper goes from the ground to our spice jars. But what about the “base” listed on the back of some chewing and bubble ...

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers – similar ...

Cuong Cao and Keir Carnie reveal how plastic chewing gum releases high levels of microplastics into the body, exposing health risks and urging regulatory reform.

A new synthetic polymer for use as a chewing gum base has received a positive novel foods opinion from EFSA, bring the technology for less sticky gum that breaks down within months closer to the ...

So, you’ve done it. Maybe you were in the middle of a conversation, distracted, or just got a little too carried away with your bubble-blowing skills. Suddenly, your chewing gum is gone, swallowed by ...

The country that gave the world chewing gum is getting gummed up: The average square yard (meter) of Mexico City sidewalk has 70 blobs of discarded chew. Now Mexico is responding with innovations ...

From quicksand to turning the lights on in the backseat of a car, some of the dangers you were told to be wary of growing up turned out to be inconsequential. But a fear of swallowing gum is still ...