Six Senate Democrats have introduced legislation that would make selling fake maple syrup
a felony offense. It is good to see they have their priorities in order. It's not like up to 16.5% of Americans are out of work or something. Oh, wait... (The Hill)- Six senators introduced legislation that would make selling fake maple syrup a felony offense leading to fines and up to five years in prison.
The Maple Agriculture Protection and Law Enforcement (MAPLE) Act is a response to what chief sponsor Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and others say is the increasing practice of cheating Vermont, Upstate New York and other maple syrup regions by selling inferior, fake syrup.
“I have been alarmed by the growing number of individuals and businesses claiming to sell genuine Vermont maple syrup when they are in fact selling an inferior product that is not maple syrup at all,” Leahy said Thursday. “This is fraud, plain and simple, and it undermines a key part of Vermont’s economy and reputation for quality that has been hard-earned through Vermonters’ hard work.”
He added that others in the syrup-producing regions of Maine, New York and other states also have been hurt. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) are all co-sponsors.
noo...what they're selling is a cheap substitute that people can afford. REAL maple is a tad expensive. S Pint[your average 12-16oz bottle] of
ReplyDeleteREAL maple averages out at oh...$10-20 per pint! I understand why and I don't hate the producers for the cost. Anyone who does has absolutely NO f'ing clue into what goes into just harvesting, let alone producing real maple syrup. Or the fact there's various 'grades' of syrup.