Canada sees increase in complaints about ‘maple washing,’ federal agency says - BNN Bloomberg

Customers have lodged an increasing number of complaints over alleged “maple washing” against grocers, resulting in investigations and thousands of dollars in fines, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. “Maple washing” refers to the practice of retailers and producers making their products “appear to be as Canadian as possible,” to take advantage of consumers’ preference for domestic products, according to the Consumers Council of Canada. The complaints were largely made after the “Buy Canadian” movement took off, according to the data Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) shared…