Everyone's favorite Girl Scout cookies were reportedly found to contain toxic metals and traces of pesticide, a study found.
Recent laboratory tests commissioned by consumer advocacy groups Moms Across America and GMOScience have found alarming levels of toxic contaminants in Girl Scout cookies. Every sample tested contained glyphosate, a controversial herbicide, along with toxic metals, raising serious concerns about the safety of these popular treats.
The analysis, conducted on 25 cookie samples from 13 different types, collected in California, Iowa, and Louisiana, allegedly found glyphosate present in all samples.
Glyphosate is a widely used herbicide in agriculture, primarily to kill weeds and as a drying agent for crops like wheat, oats, and soy. It has been registered as a pesticide in the U.S. since 1974, the Environmental Protection Agency noted.
Studies have linked glyphosate exposure to serious health risks, including cancer, endocrine disruption, and reproductive issues. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified it as "probably carcinogenic to humans."
According to the study, the herbicide, commonly used in agriculture, was detected in amounts ranging from 13.57 parts per billion (ppb) in Peanut Butter Patties® to as high as 111.07 ppb in Thin Mints®, with an average level of 33.43 ppb--334 times higher than what experts, like Dr. Don Huber, Professor Emeritus at Purdue University, say is harmful and must be avoided.
The tests also revealed high levels of toxic metals, including aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury. At least four of these metals were reportedly present in every cookie sample, and 88% contained all five.
Peanut Butter Patties® reportedly showed the highest level of contamination, with lead levels recorded at 42.5 ppb and aluminum at 27,500 ppb. Further findings showed that 76% of the samples contained cadmium levels exceeding the Environmental Protection Agency’s safety limits for water, while 96% contained lead, a heavy metal for which no safe level of exposure exists.
Glyphosate is often sprayed on genetically modified crops like corn, soy, canola, and beet sugar—common ingredients in many processed foods, including Girl Scout cookies.
Following the release of these findings, Moms Across America and GMOScience have urged the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) to take immediate action to ensure the safety of their products. They are calling on the organization to source ingredients that are free from harmful chemicals, transition to non-GMO ingredients, implement rigorous batch testing for pesticides and heavy metals, and eliminate the use of processed seed oils.
The GSUSA has not yet responded to the concerns raised by these advocacy groups.
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