The Girl Scouts have been sued by consumers over the alleged presence of "heavy metals" and pesticides in its popular Thin Mints and other cookies.

And speaking of gut punches, the Girl Scouts are now facing a class action lawsuit in the federal courts of New York. The non-profit organization and the licensed bakers of their beloved cookies (ABC Bakers & Ferrero USA’s Little Brownie Bakers) are being sued, and the studies that Joe Rogan brought attention to are being cited.

Axios Seattle readers are closely divided about which Girl Scout cookie is the best — but after three days of voting, Thin Mints edged out Samoas in our very scientific poll. Why it matters: Arguing over food is a glorious pastime (even if in reality we'd gladly shove all nine types of Girl Scout cookies in our mouths,

A proposed class action lawsuit was filed against the Girl Scouts and the bakeries behind their cookies alleging the presence of toxins in the famous sweet treats.

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