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The Guardian
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Girl Scout cookies contain heavy metals beyond safe limits, lawsuit alleges | Food safety | The Guardian
April 5, 2025 - Girl Scout cookies contain lead, arsenic, cadmium, aluminum and mercury at levels that often exceed regulators’ recommended limits, as well as concerning amounts of a toxic herbicide, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
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Top Class Actions
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Class action claims Girl Scout cookies contain heavy metals, pesticides
April 4, 2025 - A new Girl Scouts class action lawsuit alleges the organization’s cookies are contaminated with heavy metals and pesticides.
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BakeryAndSnacks.com
bakeryandsnacks.com › Article › 2025 › 03 › 18 › girl-scout-cookies-lawsuit-lead-contaminants-toxic-concerns
Girl Scout Cookies lawsuit: Lead, contaminants & toxic concerns
March 18, 2025 - The lawsuit accuses the organisation of failing to disclose harmful contaminants in their cookies - the very same cookies sold by young girls to families across the nation. Could this be the next major scandal to rock the food industry?
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Verywell Health
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Should You Worry About Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Girl Scout Cookies?
March 19, 2025 - A woman named Amy Mayo filed a class-action lawsuit against Girl Scouts of USA on March 10, alleging that Girl Scout Cookies falsely marketed their products as free of toxins.
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USA Today
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Girl Scouts hit with lawsuit over alleged heavy metals, toxins in its cookies
March 14, 2025 - A New York woman filed a lawsuit against the Girl Scouts of America alleging their cookies contain harmful levels of heavy metals and pesticides.
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Allrecipes
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Girl Scouts Is Being Sued After Tests Find Cookies Allegedly Contain Heavy Metals and Pesticides
March 13, 2025 - 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.
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Reuters
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Girl Scouts sued over alleged heavy metals, pesticides in cookies | Reuters
March 11, 2025 - NEW YORK, March 11 (Reuters) - The Girl Scouts have been sued by consumers over the alleged presence of "heavy metals" and pesticides in its popular Thin Mints and other cookies. A proposed class action lawsuit was filed on Monday night in federal ...
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Forbes
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Girl Scouts Cookies ‘Contaminated’ With Pesticides, Lawsuit Alleges
March 11, 2025 - The lawsuit—which does not claim anyone was sickened or harmed by the cookies—requests damages of at least $5 million for those who purchased Girl Scout Cookies in the U.S., citing violations of consumer protection laws.
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ICLG
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Girl Scouts sued over allegedly contaminated cookies | ICLG
March 11, 2025 - A class action lawsuit has been filed against one of the most famous youth organisations in the world over claims its iconic cookies are not as sweet as they appear. The Girl Scouts of the Unites States of America is facing a class action lawsuit ...
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ClassAction.org
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Girl Scout Cookies Lawsuit Alleges Treats Contain ‘Problematic’ Levels of Toxic Weed Killer, Heavy Metals
March 17, 2025 - A proposed class action lawsuit alleges certain Girl Scout Cookies are contaminated with "extremely problematic" levels of the pesticide glyphosate and harmful heavy metals.
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6abc Philadelphia
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Girl Scouts of America facing class-action lawsuit claiming cookies contain heavy metals, pesticides and other toxins - 6abc Philadelphia
March 12, 2025 - The lawsuit seeks $5 million in damages for people who bought the cookies across the U.S. It also calls for the cookie sellers to disclose the substances on packaging. The Girl Scouts of America responded to the allegations on a blog post last month.
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PennLive
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Girl Scouts sued over popular cookies: Here’s why - pennlive.com
March 12, 2025 - 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. The New York Post reports that this contamination includes Girl Scout Cookie favorites such as Thin Mints.
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ClassAction.org
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Mayo v. Girl Scouts of the United States of America ...
Products. For example, on January 23, 2025, Plaintiff Mayo purchased three boxes of Girl Scout · Cookies which were produced by Ferrero and ABC Bakers and which were distributed and sold
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Reddit
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r/GameTheorists on Reddit: The Girl Scout Cookie Lawsuit
October 27, 2024 -

There's been a class action lawsuit against Girl Scouts, claiming that the cookies have potentially harmful amounts of certain pesticides and metals. The thing is, the study they're citing only had a sample size of 25 cookies in only 3 states. The legitimacy of the study, and by extension the lawsuit, seema questionable and worth investigating. Definitely the kind of thing that Santi could talk about on Food Theory.

Sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/03/11/girl-scouts-sued-over-alleged-heavy-metals-and-pesticides-in-popular-cookies/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/03/13/girl-scout-cookies-2025-toxic-lead-glyphosate/82322213007/

https://www.audacy.com/v103/latest/girl-scouts-sued-alleged-heavy-metals-and-pesticides

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People
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Girl Scouts Sued After Study Allegedly Finds Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Cookies
March 12, 2025 - Girl Scouts Cookies. Credit : Girl Scouts · A New York woman has filed a lawsuit against Girl Scouts of the USA claiming that they are selling cookies contaminated with heavy metals.
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FOX 5 Atlanta
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Girl Scouts hit with lawsuit after toxic contaminants study goes viral | FOX 5 Atlanta
March 12, 2025 - Additionally, thirteen of the tested ... used herbicide. The lawsuit seeks millions of dollars in damages and accuses the Girl Scouts of making false claims about the safety and quality of their cookies....
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EHN
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Girl Scouts sued over claims of heavy metals and pesticides in cookies - EHN
March 18, 2025 - The lawsuit seeks $5 million in damages and demands updated packaging that discloses the alleged contaminants. ... "Small amounts of heavy metals can be found naturally in the environment, including in food products, due to air, water, and soil ...
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Courier-Journal
courier-journal.com › story › life › food › 2025 › 03 › 12 › lawsuit-claims-girl-scout-cookies-are-toxic-what-to-know-cookie-season-2025 › 82310111007
Girl Scouts hit with lawsuit claiming cookies are toxic, containing metals and pesticides
March 12, 2025 - The suit seeks $5 million in damages for U.S. buyers of the cookies, as well as an injunction requiring the cookie sellers to update packaging to disclose the presence of the substances.