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State lowers lead action level for maple syrup; industry urges testing and clarity
Summary
The Agency of Agriculture revised its maple-syrup lead action level from 250 parts per billion to six, prompting the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association to request federal-funded statewide testing and to point to the association’s certification program as a mitigation tool.
Allison of the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association told the committee that the Agency of Agriculture recently updated the investigation or action threshold for lead in maple syrup from a longstanding 250 parts per billion to six parts per billion. Allison said the agency originally described the change as not an "action level," but also told producers it could take action if syrup tested above six parts per billion. “They were telling us it wasn't an action level, but at the same time they were telling us that they could take action if your syrup tested over six parts per billion,” she said.
Data gap and association response: Allison said there is no recent, statewide dataset on lead in…
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