Some grocery stores are being accused of ‘maple washing’

Following trade tensions with the United States, many shoppers are going out of their way to buy Canadian products.

But some major grocery stores are being accused of “maple washing,” in which they claim some products are Canadian even when they’re not.

Dave, who describes himself as a secret shopper from Toronto, sent CTV News examples of two products that appear to say they are from Canada, but upon a closer look, the packaging suggests they are imported from other countries.

Dave, who asked that his first name only be used, said, “We saw that a bag of onions was mislabelled, and the green beans were also mislabelled.”