Making Fake Maple Syrup a Felony

(Jonathan H. Adler)

It is currently a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in federal prison to falsely identify cane sugar or corn-based syrups as"maple syrup."   Apparently this is not enough for Vermont's congressional delegation.  As the Los Angeles Times reports, Vermont's senators have proposed legislation to represent a product as "maple syrup" when it's not.

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