Girl Scouts of the U.S. say their cookies are safe to eat despite a report that found heavy metals in some cookies. What do experts say?

One of the lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the Girl Scouts of America over alleged toxic chemicals in some of its cookies has voluntarily called for a dismissal. One day after a class action lawsuit was filed on March 10 in a New York City federal court against the Girl Scouts and ABC Bakers and Ferrero USA's Little Brownie Bakers,

The nonprofit denied claims its cookies include metals, arguing some pesticides are found “nearly everywhere in the food chain.”