The Girl Scouts of the USA is responding to recent claims that its cookies contain "toxic" metals and other potentially harmful ingredients. A study by the nonprofit group Moms Across America ...

A New York woman filed a lawsuit against the Girl Scouts of America alleging their cookies contain harmful levels of heavy metals and pesticides. The Girl Scouts maintain that their cookies are ...

Hatty Willmoth is a Newsweek food and nutrition reporter based in London, U.K. She has covered special diets, gut health and functional medicine extensively. Hatty joined Newsweek in 2024 from the ...

Smack in the middle of cookie season, Girl Scouts of America is facing a lawsuit based on claims the group’s cookies contain heavy metals, pesticides and other toxins. A New York woman ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was among the longest-sellers of discontinued cookies. "An unforgettable cookie name is the Kookaburras," wrote Karen Schillings, historian for Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest ...

The Girl Scouts of the USA is responding to recent claims that its cookies contain “toxic” metals and other potentially harmful ingredients. A study by the nonprofit group Moms Across America ...

A New York woman has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the Girl Scouts of the USA following claims that the organization's cookies contain heavy metals, pesticides and other toxins.