Maria G. Corradini

2 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Maleeka Singh |Maria G. Corradini |Robert H. Hanner |George Dvorsky

Maple syrup, often called Canada’s “liquid gold,” has long been a target for fraudulent activities, such as the dilution or substitution with other syrups, due to its high demand. Amid threats from the United States of increased tariffs and the imposition of a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports that aren’t compliant with the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, increased maple syrup fraud is a possibility.