- Maple syrup event
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The maple syrup event was the objective presence of a particular scent in New York City, and the response to this smell by the residents, various media outlets, and government agencies. Reports of the events are said to have begun in the fall of 2005,[1] and continued sporadically into early 2009.[2] New Yorkers feared the sweet smell was a form a chemical warfare. The scent was eventually traced to its source, a Frutarom Industries Ltd. property in northern New Jersey. The factory processes fenugreek seeds, commonly used in maple syrup substitutes. This source was traced through a collaborative process between the citizens of New York City, the city's 311 system, the New York City Office of Emergency Management, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, and a working group which gathered and analyzed atmospheric data.
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Categories:- History of New York City
- Air pollution in the United States
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