Heavy Metals, Girl Scouts and cookies

Girl Scouts Sued After Study Allegedly Finds Heavy Metals and Pesticides in ‘100%’ of Sampled Cookies
A woman in New York is suing Girl Scouts of the USA after a study allegedly found aluminum, arsenic, lead, and mercury and pesticides, including glyphosate, in a sample of cookies
Girl Scouts hit with lawsuit over alleged heavy metals, toxins in its cookies
Last month, a non-peer-reviewed study commissioned by Moms Across America alleged that Girl Scout Cookies had toxins in them.
Girl Scout Cookies Accused of Being Contaminated With Metals: What We Know
Thin Mints and other popular types of Girl Scout cookies were named in the lawsuit filed in New York on Monday.
Girl Scouts sued over claims of ‘heavy metals’ and pesticides in cookies
A freshly baked proposed class action lawsuit filed against the Girl Scouts claims their signature cookies are laced with toxins. Court documents filed Monday in New York allege the presence of “heavy metals” and pesticides in the cookies.
Girl Scout cookies may contain heavy metals. Why is our food like this?
Heavy metals and other toxins can probably be found in all manner of foods in our pantries if we were to use sensitive enough tests, experts say.
Girl Scouts Denies Rumors About Toxic Cookies Amid Lawsuit
The Girl Scouts is being sued for allegedly selling cookies that contain "heavy metals." The organization pushes back against the claims.
Girl Scouts sued by New Yorker over alleged heavy metals, pesticides in Thin Mints, other cookies
The proposed class-action lawsuit cited a study that found Girl Scout cookies contained at least four of five heavy metals – aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury – that can
NY women allege in lawsuit Girl Scout cookies contain heavy metals, toxins
The federal lawsuit filed by three New York women against Girl Scouts of America alleges the organization's cookies contain heavy metals, other toxins.
Girl Scouts lawsuit makes claims about metals, toxins in cookies. 5 things to know
The class action against the Girl Scouts of America and manufacturers Ferrero U.S.A. and ABC Bakers was filed on Monday, March 10.
Girl Scout cookies contain toxic heavy metals, class action charges
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Girl Scouts and their licensed cookie producers, alleging that Girl Scout cookies contain harmful toxins
Girl Scouts Sued Over Alleged Heavy Metals And Pesticides In Popular Cookies
The nonprofit denied claims its cookies include metals, arguing some pesticides are found “nearly everywhere in the food chain.”
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Are Girl Scout cookies ‘toxic’? No, experts say study’s findings are misleading
Conservative podcaster Joe Rogan warned in a Feb. 22 episode of his eponymous show that Girl Scout cookies are "toxic," citing a flawed study that found tested cookies "contained levels of glyphosate ...
Feed your sweet tooth. Girl Scout Cookie sales end on March 23 in Erie
Western Pennsylvania Girl Scout Troop 36383 will use cookie proceeds for a trip to Hersheypark, and skills they learn ...
Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama extends 2025 cookie season
Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama announced it is extending its 2025 cookie season to March 30. GSNCA stated Monday it ...