First, a non-peer-reviewed study found Girl Scout cookies purchased in three states contained traces of contaminants known as heavy metals and a widely used herbicide. The study got a lot of attention ...

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Thin Mints and other popular Girl Scout cookie flavors have been named in a lawsuit filed in a New York federal court on Monday. The lawsuit alleges that the cookies are "contaminated with dangerous ...

The nonprofit denied claims its cookies include metals, arguing some pesticides are found “nearly everywhere in the food ...

After recent scary headlines about the things we eat, ranging from Girl Scout Cookies and sugar-free slushies to protein powder and spices, we asked experts how worried you should be about reports of ...

A controversial study raised the specter that Girl Scout cookies are unsafe. Authorities say they are safe, but the whole ...

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 ...

The Girl Scouts has been sued by consumers over the alleged presence of “heavy metals” and pesticides in its popular ... in its cookies Stephen Yang The study said Girl Scout cookies contained ...

Girl Scout Cookie sales are now over. Local Girl Scouts, pictured here at a Cookie Rally to mark the beginning of sales, ...

The study got a lot of attention after popular podcast host Joe Rogan ... in partnership with GMOScience, alleging that Girl Scout cookies contain dangerous levels of heavy metals and pesticides.

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The Girl Scouts have been sued by consumers over the alleged presence of "heavy metals" and pesticides in its popular Thin ...