Posted on 04/05/2025 5:19:52 PM PDT by simpson96
The annual excitement over Girl Scout Cookie season took an unexpected turn this year when a viral report alleged that the beloved treats contain heavy metals and pesticides. The claim was initially met with skepticism, but has now escalated into legal action, leaving consumers questioning the safety of the iconic cookies.
The controversy began when two consumer groups, Moms Across America and GMO Science, conducted a study analyzing 25 cookie samples from California, Iowa, and Louisiana. The report, which was published in December, claimed that 100% of the tested samples contained detectable levels of heavy metals, including aluminum, arsenic, lead, and mercury, as well as pesticides including glyphosate.
In response, the Girl Scouts of the USA quickly issued a statement on Feb. 6, posting an online response titled "An Important Update for Our Members and Supporters." The statement reassured customers that the cookies are fully safe for consumption.
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n March 10, a New York woman filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court, citing the Moms Across America and GMO Science study. According to USA Today, the lawsuit alleges that Girl Scout Cookies contain dangerous levels of heavy metals and pesticides, and accuses the Girl Scouts of making false claims about the quality and safety of its products to the public.
The plaintiff, Amy Mayo, is seeking $5 million in damages on behalf of consumers nationwide who purchased the cookies. The lawsuit also calls for the Girl Scouts and its bakeries—Ferrero and ABC Baker—to state the presence of these substances on cookie packaging, arguing that Mayo and other consumers would not have bought the cookies had known this information.
Last I heard they were $6/box.
Execute all of them for adulterated products. Pull that 12 y/o scout and execute her. Not the multinational company behind it.
For how many years, I wonder.
Those sweet little girls! You’d never suspect them trying to poison us.
What does the periodic table say?
plenty of other reasons not to fund
planned parenthood jr
They will have to rename themselves to the Transgender Scouts and all will be well.
Oops
It is the lightest of the heavy metals, though... LOL
I don’t like what the Girl Scouts have become, that being said the Girl Scouts do not bake their cookies, contracted bakeries do, so if there is a problem with those cookies it’s the bakeries that need to be sued.
😉 Did not want to ridicule you for a minor mistake. Most people do not consider the base nature of metals regardless of their use in our modern world.
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