Consumerist reports that New York Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer are sponsoring a bill that would make selling imitation maple syrup labeled as the real thing a felony. Called the “Maple Agriculture Protection and Law Enforcement Act” (yes, that’s the M.A.P.L.E. Act), the bill would mean that branding a food product as maple syrup when it’s not real maple syrup would be a federal offense, punishable by up to five years in jail.
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/10/26/criminal-pancakes-falsely-marketing-fake-maple-syrup-could-be-a-felony/#ixzz1cx7HjG4S
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Criminal Pancakes: Falsely Marketing Fake Maple Syrup Could Be a Felony
October 26, 2011
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