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Charlebois: Quebec, maple syrup and the sticky truth about food fraud

When a product labelled as pure isn’t, that’s not a technical violation — it’s deception. And it happens too often.

A recent investigation has shaken one of Quebec’s most iconic industries.

Authorities are examining allegations that maple syrup sold in grocery stores —linked to a Quebec producer — may have been adulterated with cheaper sugars while still being marketed as pure.

Products have been pulled, regulators are involved and Canadians are left asking a familiar question: How did this go unnoticed?

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