Raising the Alarm: Contaminants in Girl Scout Cookies Signal Bigger Food Safety Issues

We would love to hear from you. Click here and let us know what you thought of this episode.I had a great conversation with Dr. Michelle Perro about the New MDS (Moms, Doctors, Scientists) who have initiated an extensive Food Testing Program to test for a variety of toxins in America's foods.  Their most recent testing has uncovered alarming levels of toxins in Girl Scout cookies. Unfortunately, the testing results for the cookies indicate alarming levels of known neurotoxins and carcinogens and The New MDS are pressing regulators and companies for nontoxic and nutrient-dense foods.  Concerned by the epidemic of chronic disease in our children today, and inspired to take action by their own formative years as Girl Scouts, consumer advocates pediatrician Dr. Michelle Perro, MIT Sr. Research Scientist Dr. Stephanie Seneff, and Moms Across America founding Exec. Dir. Zen Honeycutt have taken the initiative to commission testing for contaminants in our commercial food- in our children's food, particularly. Together, their organizations, GMOScience and Moms Across America, have tested everything from school lunches, fast food, baby food, infant formula, and gluten-free products. Results have been alarming across the board.  Today, their coalition, The New MDS (Moms, Doctors, Scientists) has released the results of testing of Girl Scout cookies for toxic metals and glyphosate/AMPA (an herbicide and its byproduct).  The levels of toxicants found in America's favorite cookies are disturbingly high. More importantly, they are a clear measure of the toxic substances that are contaminating the majority of our food supply through unsafe farming practices or during processing and a call to action for the Girl Scouts to be part of the solution. Michelle Perro, MD, DHom, CEO and founder, of the non-profit GMOScience.org.A graduate of Yale, Mount Sinai Medical School, Bellevue Hospital and NYU, Dr Perro has over 40 years in pediatrics and integrative medicine. For the past 25 years, she has championed integrative approaches to health, focusing on the impact of GM foods and pesticides on children’s well-being. She has lectured globally, and co-authored the acclaimed book What’s Making Our Children Sick?About The New MDS: Mothers, Doctors, and ScientistsThe New MDS ( Moms, Doctors, and Scientists) podcast is an arm of GMOScience’s educational outreach. Co-hosts Zen Honeycutt, Dr. Michelle Perro, and Stephanie Seneff, PhD, explore the uptick in chronic health conditions among America’s childrenand investigate common toxic exposures on the monthly  .Thanks for listening. Join us for our other Podcast, Tonia's Kitchen.