Baby food, spices, chocolate. And now, Girl Scout cookies. In recent years, tests have found heavy metals like lead in some of the most common food products in American households. A proposed ...

The Girl Scouts has 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 was filed on Monday ...

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 ...

toxic isn't as straightforward as it seems. Let's use the Girl Scout Cookies report as an example. How Dangerous Are Girl Scout Cookies, Really? Late last year, an organization called Moms Across ...

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Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The lawsuit echoes the findings of the study, alleging that Girl Scout Cookies contain dangerous levels of heavy metals and pesticides.

The proposed class action, filed Monday in the Eastern District of New York by a New York resident and other consumers, alleges Girl Scout Cookies are “contaminated with dangerous heavy metals ...