Girl Scout Cookies, a financing tool of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) since 1917, were initially home baked by Girl Scouts and their moms to finance troop activities. Today, two commercial bakers are licensed to produce Girl Scout Cookies. And, despite claiming they are full of “top-quality ingredients,” the cookies contain suspicious elements like natural and artificial flavors. But it gets even worse. Raking in $800 million a year, Girl Scout Cookies are intentionally formulated with genetically modified ingredients (GMOs), and 100 percent of the thirteen types of twenty-five cookies test positive for both cancer-causing glyphosate and toxic metals.
A recent article published by Moms Across America, written by health warriors Michelle Perro, MD, Stephanie Seneff, PhD, and Zen Honeycutt, BFA, reveals that 100 percent of the cookies tested contained at least 4 out of 5 heavy metals: aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury. Peanut Butter Patties® were the most contaminated, with mercury levels at 0.07 ppb, lead at 42.5 ppb, and aluminum at 27,500 ppb. The source of aluminum is vague, but non-organic peanut crops are heavily sprayed with toxic chemicals. Of the 25 samples tested, 88 percent (22 cookies) contained all five toxic metals. Additionally, 76 percent of the cookies had cadmium levels exceeding EPA limits for water, and 96 percent contained lead, which has no safe exposure level. Both cadmium and lead are linked to cancer and brain disorders.
Thin Mints had the highest levels of the poison glyphosate. As is now well-documented, glyphosate is regularly used as a drying agent (aka desiccant) before harvesting on many crops, including oats, wheat, barley, legumes, sugar cane, and other crops. It is also used as a weed killer on GMO crops that are standard ingredients in Girl Scout Cookies, including beet sugar, corn, soy, and canola. The article highlights the shocking amount of glyphosate in the popular cookies, informing:
“From 13.57 ppb in Peanut Butter Patties® to 111.07 in Thin Mints®, the average amount is 33.43, 334 times higher than what Dr. Don Huber, Professor Emeritus of Perdue, states is harmful and must be avoided.”
Hellbound and Down 