To chew or not to chew?

What I talk about when I talk about microplastics from chewing gum, the continued downfall of vertical farms and a plant-based cheese contest.

Happy April and welcome to Technically Food, my newsletter about the ways technology is changing what we eat. It’s no longer April 1st, so I’ll skip past the pranks to share some news items that I wish were mere pranks. They include data problems underlying the concept of “Blue Zones” and a new study showing that chewing gum leaves microplastics behind …