Lab analysis of 25 Girl Scout cookies found trace amounts of five toxic metals and an herbicide, two consumer groups said. Are they safe to eat?

Girl Scout cookie season. Girl Scouts nationwide are gearing up to sell boxes upon boxes of Thin Mints, Trefoils, Lemonades, and, for the final time, two other “beloved” cookies. Regardless of where you live,

Girl Scout Cookies have been a part of the scouting program for decades. While the tradition started in the early 1900s as a bake sale to raise funds for a troop, the idea quickly caught on, with the organization eventually standardizing the production of these treats.