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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.

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

Here’s what we know: On March 10, 2025, Amy Mayo, a woman from New York, filed a federal lawsuit against the Girl Scouts of America organization, along with cookie manufacturers Ferrero U.S.A. and Interbake Foods. She claims they are selling cookies containing heavy metals and herbicides.

Girl Scouts of the U.S. say their cookies are safe to eat despite a report that found heavy metals in some cookies. What do experts say?

The class action against the Girl Scouts of America and manufacturers Ferrero U.S.A. and ABC Bakers was filed on Monday, March 10.

Now “ Girl Scout cookies ” appears to have a new affiliation: lawsuit. Forbes reports how a class action lawsuit filed Monday in the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn accuses the organization’s much beloved cookies as being “contaminated with dangerous heavy metals” as well as pesticides.

Last month, a non-peer-reviewed study commissioned by Moms Across America alleged that Girl Scout Cookies had toxins in them.