Maple syrup bottles sit in the background as a spoon drips syrup onto a stack of pancakes in the foreground - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock Maple syrup season begins in late February and runs through April, ...

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 ...