Thursday, April 2, 2026

Maple Syrup scam spotted


A maple syrup scam by a Quebec producer has been spotted by a reporter for French-language CBC radio.

He thought syrup he bought tasted different, so it had it tested at a laboratory.

It was half cane sugar, so he bought five more cans at the same grocery store and had them tested at centre ACER and all five were half cane sugar.

The syrup was labelled pure maple syrup and made by Steve Bourdeau of Saint-Chrysostome southwest of Montreal.

 His numbered company 9227-8712 Québec inc. markets under the name "Érablière Steve Bourdeau."