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If you’re reading from a country that doesn’t sell limited-edition carbs every winter to raise money for <a class="af od" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/girlscouts/comments/5qv623/what_exactly_does_cookie_money_go_to/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">cool trips</a>, here’s a primer. The tradition <a class="af od" href="https://ruthef.medium.com/my-annual-treatise-on-girl-scout-cookies-24db6dc723e0" rel="noopener">began in 1917</a>, when a troupe of Girl Scouts in Oklahoma started selling homemade baked goods to raise money for team-building and character-building activities. Today, there are ~1.7 million Girl Scouts in America; participation involves “life skills, STEM, the outdoors, and entrepreneurship” training — most of which is funded via an <a class="af od" href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/1/24/18195824/girl-scout-cookies-explained-thin-mints-buy" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">$800 million</a> cookie business. A single, very powerful yet understated cookie makes up <a class="af od" href="https://grantpiperwriting.medium.com/who-makes-girl-scout-cookies-a9d9426e0f42?sk=v2%2F83503488-09f0-4397-827c-51c27f0c4844" rel="noopener">25%</a> of sales: the hallowed Thin Mint.*</p><p id="06c5" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nh ni gu nj b hs nk nl nm hv nn no np nq nr ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc gn bk">Last December, a <a class="af od" href="https://www.momsacrossamerica.com/danger_in_the_dough" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">study</a> from Moms Across America claimed Thin Mints — and all Girl Scout cookies — are unfit for kids because 24 out of 25 cookies they sampled contained glyphosate (an herbicide) and “toxic metals.” MAA tested 13 types of Girl Scout cookies and found the same patterns across each of them. The claims went viral. On TikTok, moms claimed you should <a class="af od" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@lilsipper_official/video/7461760234072067370" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">bake your own</a> to keep your kids safe.</p><p id="6aaf" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nh ni gu nj b hs nk nl nm hv nn no np nq nr ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc gn bk">On Medium, public health scientist <span class="je"><span class="je" aria-hidden="false"><a class="oe jf fe" href="https://medium.com/u/73e75f16954c?source=post_page---user_mention--918e031d82fc---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dr. Jess Steier</a></span></span> adds <a class="af od" href="https://medium.com/@jsteier_29203/hands-off-our-thin-mints-964dd201f76d" rel="noopener">crucial context about these claims</a>. Essentially, levels of glyphosate in these cookies fall well within established food safety guidelines. A 66-pound child would need to eat over 9,000 cookies before levels of any of these chemicals would approach the most conservative daily limits for kids. Also, the MAA study omitted an important fact. <em class="of">All</em> foods contain trace amounts of heavy metals (like lead or aluminum), and the amounts in Thin Mints match those in organic vegetables grown in regular soil. “These trace amounts reflect the natural presence of elements in our environment rather than contamination,” Steier writes. The CDC <a class="af od" href="https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/02/12/girl-scout-cookies-toxic/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">corroborated</a> her analysis.</p><p id="1595" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nh ni gu nj b hs nk nl nm hv nn no np nq nr ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc gn bk">Everything comes from somewhere, and the world is a risky place — even if you’re drinking seemingly “pure” water directly from a lush mountain stream. That’s why food safety guidelines give ranges instead of prohibiting (most) heavy metals wholesale. This is the classic toxicology maxim that humans have held dear for hundreds of years: <a class="af od" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dose_makes_the_poison" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">It’s the dosage that makes the poison</a>.</p><p id="168c" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nh ni gu nj b hs nk nl nm hv nn no np nq nr ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc gn bk"><em class="of">— </em><span class="je"><span class="je" aria-hidden="false"><a class="oe jf fe" href="https://medium.com/u/7428661d5cfd?source=post_page---user_mention--918e031d82fc---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em class="of">Harris Sockel</em></a></span></span></p><p id="a561" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nh ni gu nj b hs nk nl nm hv nn no np nq nr ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc gn bk"><em class="of">*There are two types of Thin Mints, one from each of the commercial bakeries Girl Scouts contracts. The differences are </em><a class="af od" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/greenville/comments/11ox8kd/love_a_specific_type_of_thin_mints_know_the/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em class="of">clear but subtle</em></a><em class="of">.</em></p><h1 id="2a31" class="og oh gu bf oi oj ok hu ol om on hx oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb bk"><strong class="al">🔥 The most-highlighted sentences on Medium this month</strong></h1><ul class=""><li id="2ecb" class="nh ni gu nj b hs pc nl nm hv pd no np nq pe ns nt nu pf nw nx ny pg oa ob oc ph pi pj bk">“So, again, I have a hard time understanding why a quarterback kneeling during the national anthem was cause for a ‘rational’ national uproar, but for some reason it’s ‘irrational’ to hold resentment toward the person who incited riots which not only undermined our government and disrespected our history, but also traumatized thousands of staffers and their loved ones.” — <span class="je"><span class="je" aria-hidden="false"><a class="oe jf fe" href="https://medium.com/u/33766ffab508?source=post_page---user_mention--918e031d82fc---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Gladys of Monmouth</a></span></span>, “<a class="af od" href="https://galdysofmonmouth.medium.com/i-was-working-at-the-capitol-during-the-jan-6-riots-heres-what-i-think-cd192028ea9b?sk=v2%2Fa63f7472-a0a1-488d-9d83-212abae2ebd2" rel="noopener">I was working at the Capitol during the Jan 6 riots. 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I didn’t feel like planking daily, but I did it anyway.” — <span class="je"><span class="je" aria-hidden="false"><a class="oe jf fe" href="https://medium.com/u/fd01d12eff0d?source=post_page---user_mention--918e031d82fc---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Sufyan Maan, M.Eng</a></span></span></li><li id="8f0f" class="nh ni gu nj b hs pk nl nm hv pl no np nq pm ns nt nu pn nw nx ny po oa ob oc ph pi pj bk">“<a class="af od" href="https://medium.com/write-under-the-moon/dead-poet-purgatory-7549a8ea881b?sk=v2%2F74ce84e0-640c-4206-baff-e7e526e4160a" rel="noopener">Am I underdressed</a>, or under duress?” — <span class="je"><span class="je" aria-hidden="false"><a class="oe jf fe" href="https://medium.com/u/adb6d957ad9c?source=post_page---user_mention--918e031d82fc---------------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Nancy Santos</a></span></span></li></ul><h1 id="c2bb" class="og oh gu bf oi oj ok hu ol om on hx oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb bk"><strong class="al">💬 A dose of practical wisdom</strong></h1><p id="129f" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nh ni gu nj b hs pc nl nm hv pd no np nq pe ns nt nu pf nw nx ny pg oa ob oc gn bk">On Slack, Teams, or any work messaging platform, <a class="af od" href="https://medium.com/joor-engineering/slack-tips-from-a-gen-z-011e3485fd33" rel="noopener">brevity is a form of generosity</a>. 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