Girl Scout cookie season is upon us and everyone is ready to devour their favorite Girl Scout cookies! There is really a Girl Scout cookie season and it begins in January and lasts through April.

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Girl Scout Cookie Flavors

There are over 10 flavors of Girl Scout cookies and people definitely have their favorites.

Thin Mints 

Toast-Yay

Trefoils

Lemonades 

According to an article by Delish, Alabama even has a favorite flavor of Girl Scout cookies. It's those coconut and caramel drizzled Samoas.

Toxic Ingredients Found

With everyone loving Girl Scout Cookies, it's pretty shocking to learn that they could be harmful. Even potentially causing Autism?

A recent article has revealed that some ingredients found in every flavor of Girl Scout Cookies have been found to contain toxic ingredients linked to Autism.

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"Every sample of cookie tested contained glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weed-killer Roundup, and heavy metals such as lead and arsenic," an article by the Daily Mail stated.

The article went on to say "Toxic substances linked to autism and cancer are present at dangerous levels in Girl Scout Cookies."

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These toxic substances have been linked to autism in children and health problems including cancer.

With such an enjoyable treat like Girl Scout Cookies, it's scary to think that there are ingredients linked to things like this. Read more on this recent study in the Daily Mail. 

 

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