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

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

The Girl Scouts of the USA denied those claims last month saying that heavy metals occur naturally in soil and that glyphosate is widely used in agriculture and is typically found in the food chain. Bakers also confirmed the levels found in the cookies “do not pose a safety concern to our customers.”

Two groups focused on food safety and environmental toxins have sued Girl Scouts of America, claiming that their perennially popular cookies are tainted with pesticides and heavy metals. GMO Science and Moms Across America filed court documents Monday in New York,

One of the lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the Girl Scouts of America over alleged toxic chemicals in some of its cookies has voluntarily called for a dismissal. One day after a class action lawsuit was filed on March 10 in a New York City federal court against the Girl Scouts and ABC Bakers and Ferrero USA's Little Brownie Bakers,

Girl Scouts of America is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit that claims its cookies contain heavy metals and pesticides. According to Reuters, the lawsuit was filed in federal court on Monday against Girl Scouts of America and its cookie manufacturers Ferrero U.