‘Maple Washing:’ Canadian watchdog busts 45 stores for hiding Made in USA labels

Dozens of Canadian supermarkets have been “maple washing” their produce — disguising American fruits and veggies, which have suddenly become toxic in the trade war, as homegrown.

But despite the alleged bid to dupe shoppers, Canada’s food watchdog imposed no fines or penalties – infuriating many Canadians.

Canucks wanting to boycott American products have been outraged by retailers who tried to hide “Product of USA” labels on their products by slapping a red maple leaf or other Canadian branding.

Canadian shoppers have been angry to find US produce labeled as originating from Canada. TimelessTravellor/Reddit

In many stores north of the border, sold out shelves of Canadian produce sat next to fully stocked shelves of their US-grown counterparts, which routinely went on sale to liquidate inventory

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