What happens if you eat expired chewing gum?

The date on chewing gum is not an expiry date, but a “best before date”. The taste and texture is best of consumed before the date in question, but there is no risk to eating it afterwards. read more

I chewed some expired gum once. There weren't any problems with the safety of it; pathogens don't seem to grow on gum. However, I ran into a bit of a quality issue. read more

Chewing gum that is not used may over time become brittle and lose some of its good taste, but the product will remain safe to chew. The absence of an expiration date simply means that chewing gum preserves its quality for longer than the period of time stipulated for an expiration date by domestic and international regulations. read more

Chewing gum is a very stable product because of its non-reactive nature and its low moisture content. Because of this, chewing gum retains its quality for a longer time than most other food products – so long, in fact, that chewing gum is not required by law to be labeled with an expiration date in most countries. read more