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You could report if you feel so inclined. There's case law in Vermont that companies have to have real maple syrup in the product if they're going to advertise it as such.

Contains SUGAR, artificial flavors and artificial coloring. Distributed by a co in Louisiana. Shame on Woodstock Scoops for tricking tourists (who probably don’t read the ingredients)

You can report it here. https://agriculture.vermont.gov/form/agricultural-products-suspected-violation-form

Well, it is Woodstock and that’s kinda like a suburb of Boston anyway.

I fucking love Vermont.

#HERESY

Mmmmm Maple Syrup Adjacent Product!

Every Spring they tap the 55 Gallon drums and watch the M-Sap ooooze out.

Yup, McDonald's tried to pull some shenanigans with its oatmeal a decade ago, claimed maple without actually supplying anything with maple syrup in it. Franchise owners, not corporate, had to foot the bill to supply real maple sugar, because capitalism.

https://www.npr.org/2011/02/03/133456136/Vermont-To-McDonalds-Dont-Mess-With-Maple-Syrup

I don't know, shame on them for serving fake maple, but not for tricking tourists.

That’s illegal! We take our maple syrup very seriously in these parts.

Based on the photo, it appears to be a waffle cone to put your syrup in. Therefore it’s not violating the Real Maple law as it’s not claiming to be a maple product.

Hoping the bottom is plugged though or that could be a sticky mess!

It's like the Palmer "chocolate" of Maple Syrup.

Its Woodstock

It’s cotton Candy I think

wtf is gourmet fairy floss?

Not enough tar and feathers with this option.

"... Syrup Adjacent..." Best laugh I have had in a few. Thank-you for that. :D

LOL Yes, it is. I'm just being a smart ass. Perhaps a not very funny one, but it's been a slow week for me and it made me laugh.

Where is Woodstock Scoops, is that where Mountain Creamery used to be?

Either way, screw that! Like others have said, VT treats Maple products the same way that the Germans treat beer, so you can report it.

You are wrong, this is illegal per Vermont labeling law

call the police

“SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!”

Burn it!

Nope. It’s across the street in the corner storefront that’s been periodically empty over the years.

I perhaps should have added the /s to my comment but I thought it was obvious enough it was a lame attempt at a joke.

Rings bell…shame…rings bell…shame

Rinse and repeat

You nailed it!

Nothing to report as it does not say real Vermont maple syrup.

No it's not. It says maple syrup. It does not say real, pure, or Vermont so it's fine

With the amount of MA plates I saw there today I have to agree

Fair point on the tourist trickery !

Maple laws extend beyond that, this product is clearly in violation because it does not include artificially flavored in it's title/primary label. Here's the applicable section of the the regulation:

All maple flavored products shall be clearly labeled on their principal display panel

or panels in a manner which will alert the purchaser to the fact that the product

is not a 100 percent pure maple product, in accordance with the Act and other

applicable statutes and regulations.

e. Artificial maple flavored products shall be clearly and conspicuously labeled on their

principal display panel or panels with the term "artificial flavor" shall be of a

size equal to, or larger than, other words used to describe the product. It is

unlawful to use the terms "maple syrup" or "maple sugar,” however modified, to

describe an artificially flavored product*. Any restaurant menu listing such a*

product, or any advertising of such a product shall clearly state that the product is

artificially flavored.

​

Paging Inspector Diego!

Sorry but I’m a subject matter expert on this one! Vermont is very special case! You can not have maple without either containing maple or display that it’s artificial.

https://agriculture.vermont.gov/sites/agriculture/files/documents/CP/Maple%20Products%20Regulations.pdf

the owners of this establishment are pretty awful tbh.

They get you by not having "Vermont made" on the container. Because in VT you are not allowed to use their name unless you actually manufacture it in VT. Learned that from working at VT soap.

What have they done?

Heretics!

Woodstock’s not really part of these parts anymore.

They consistently bullied a food truck owner who was coming to Woodstock regularly (recruited by the trustees or the select board to come during the pandemic) so much that they didn’t want to return.

They’re NIMBYs who own several businesses - the red wagon, 37 central, Hanover scoops.

I saw a product at trader Joe's yesterday (a beverage) and it said 4 grams added sugar but none of the ingredients listed could have accounted for it.

What product?

we know it as cotton candy on this side of the pond.

It definitely didn’t sound sarcastic. Just somebody confidently incorrect.

It’s Woodstock, what do you expect. That town is exclusively for rich assholes and celebrities visiting a resort

I am sure you’re joking but tourist do not deserve to be scammed. Remember we are tourists when we travel elsewhere. Rich idiots deserve to be scammed. A lot of crossover, sure, but tourists are people too and the should not be targets of scams.

Right. I suspect the store will be the one bearing the cost here by having to toss the product.

Can you explain more? A local business deserves a fair shake imo.

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We’re not all like that :(

Ew Also Woodstock is practically a really bad neighborhood of Boston, and it has the same number of MA plates there too

But you can use the word “Vermont” such as the Vermont curry. Vermont is used just like “artisan”. I believe it’s trade marked word now?

Is there waffle cone in it?

Then it should say “maple flavored” somewhere on the label. Pretty sure there’s a law about that.

I can't remember exactly, but it was right in the center of the drink display on the back wall