White spots of discarded Chewing gum on every street

[Jimbob63]

I am concerned about a research report I was told about that discovered that oral bacteria thrive in chewing gum spat out onto the streets. I've found a Daily Telegraph article that reports Prof Kaoru Kumada of Tsukuba Intl University found 10,000,000 bacteria in every gram of discarded chewing gum. If children (or anyone) walk on these horrid patches of chewed gum, then wear their shoes in the house - does this increase the risk of multiple infections for young children?

I would be more concerned by the animal poo, mostly dog and bird, on the streets.

Yeah, the poo and wee is more of a concern, but still isn't something that worries me particularly. I can't remember the last time I got chewing gum stuck on my shoe, now I come to think of it...

It won't hang around for long & it's not like you have to eat your dinner off the floor. More boak worthy is people picking their teeth on public transport. Grim.

Don't ever do any research into bacteria on door handles in public places...

Or just on young children in general. They ain’t well known for their management of bodily fluid, good understanding of personal space or hygiene.