Chewing Gum: Plastics

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the ingestion of microplastics from plastic-based chewing gum on public health.

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1. 29 August 2025

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the ingestion of microplastics from plastic-based chewing gum on public health.

   Source: Commons

2. 5 September 2025

   Answer

   The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is monitoring and assessing emerging information concerning the wider issue of microplastics in food.The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) is an independent scientific a...

   Source: Written answer

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