女童子军因被控饼干中的重金属和杀虫剂而面临诉讼。 Girl Scouts face lawsuit over alleged heavy metals and pesticides in cookies.

女孩童子军及其领有执照的饼干生产商正面临集体诉讼, 指控Thin Mints等受欢迎的饼干含有有害的重金属和杀虫剂。 Girl Scouts and their licensed cookie producers are facing a class-action lawsuit alleging that popular cookies like Thin Mints contain harmful heavy metals and pesticides. 该诉讼案是在一项研究发现三个州的样本中含有污染物之后提出的,根据纽约消费者保护法,该诉讼要求至少赔偿500万美元的损失。 The lawsuit, filed after a study found contaminants in samples from three states, seeks at least $5 million in damages under New York consumer protection laws. 女童子军认为,污染物的含量是自然的,不构成健康风险。 The Girl Scouts maintain that the levels of contaminants are natural and do not pose a health risk.