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Girl Scouts Is Being Sued After Tests Find Cookies Allegedly Contain Heavy Metals and Pesticides
AllRecipes.com ^ | 03/13/2025 | Annie Campbell

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.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food
KEYWORDS: babykillers; cookie; girlscout; girlscoutcookies
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To: LouAvul

Last I heard they were $6/box.


21 posted on 04/05/2025 6:46:05 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: rottndog

Execute all of them for adulterated products. Pull that 12 y/o scout and execute her. Not the multinational company behind it.


22 posted on 04/05/2025 6:51:15 PM PDT by wgmalabama (For rent —)
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To: simpson96

For how many years, I wonder.


23 posted on 04/05/2025 6:55:39 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)
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To: simpson96

Those sweet little girls! You’d never suspect them trying to poison us.


24 posted on 04/05/2025 7:24:29 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: John Milner

What does the periodic table say?


25 posted on 04/05/2025 7:44:16 PM PDT by Spacetrucker
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To: simpson96

plenty of other reasons not to fund

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26 posted on 04/05/2025 11:25:05 PM PDT by joshua c
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To: simpson96

They will have to rename themselves to the Transgender Scouts and all will be well.


27 posted on 04/06/2025 5:29:40 AM PDT by cp124 (Bring back the Constitution.)
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To: Spacetrucker

Oops

It is the lightest of the heavy metals, though... LOL


28 posted on 04/06/2025 6:26:33 AM PDT by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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To: simpson96

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.


29 posted on 04/06/2025 6:36:27 AM PDT by Mastador1
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To: John Milner

😉 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.


30 posted on 04/06/2025 12:39:38 PM PDT by Spacetrucker
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