Chewing gum
Soft substance meant to be chewed without swallowing
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| October 16 2023 | Judge John W. Holcomb approved a final judgment in Wrigley's lawsuit against Green Rush Extracts LLC, with the defendants agreeing to a permanent injunction and monetary remedies for trademark infringement. |
| May 2021 | Wrigley filed a lawsuit against five companies for marketing cannabis-infused edibles that closely resembled its Skittles, Starburst, and Life Savers brands. |
| 2018 | British designer Anna Bullus develops a method for collecting and recycling chewing gum into plastic at a Worcester recycling plant, creating the world's first recycling process for chewing gum waste through her company Gum-tec. |
| 2016 | Mars announced the merger of Wrigley with its chocolate segment to form Mars Wrigley Confectionery, with global offices in Chicago and U.S. offices in New Jersey. |
| 2016 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a comprehensive list of natural and synthetic ingredients for use in gum base production, detailing both natural ingredients from plant families like Sapotaceae, Apocynaceae, Moraceae, and Euphorbiaceae, and synthetic ingredients including various rubbers and petroleum-based compounds. |
| 2012 | Rev7 Gum was discontinued, ending its brief period of commercial availability. |
| 2012 | A 42-year-old woman died by asphyxiation after falling while chewing gum, which was inhaled into her larynx and caused a complete airway blockage. |
| 2011 | Wrigley sold its global headquarters at the Wrigley Building on Michigan Avenue to an investor group including Zeller Realty Group, Eric Lefkofsky, and Brad Keywell. |
| 2011 | Onyper et al. conducted a review about cognitive advantages of chewing gum, finding strong evidence of improvements in working memory, episodic memory, and speed of perception when chewing occurs prior to cognitive testing. |
| 2010 | Rev7 Gum, an innovative biodegradable chewing gum designed to be less adhesive, was introduced to the market. |
| January 31 2010 | The Government of Canada issued a final assessment concluding that exposure to vinyl acetate in chewing gum is not considered harmful to human health, based on new information and a European Union risk assessment. |
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