Blumenthal tours Litchfield farm; decries deceptive maple-labeling practices

As posted in the Register Citizen by Ben Lambert - U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal visited Brookside Farm II on Friday afternoon as he and congressional colleagues urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to “crack down” on the labeling on maple-branded products, which often times do not actually contain maple.
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The senator was given a tour of the syrup-making operation at the farm by Mark Harran, the owner of the property and the president of the Maple Syrup Producers Association of Connecticut.  Read MORE

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal toured the maple syrup operation at Brookside Farm II in Litchfield with owner Mark Harran.