Mayor Bloomberg and other city officials may have named North Bergen, NJ factory Frutarom as the source of the mysterious maple syrup smell that wafts into New York City every so often, but Frutarom and North Bergen beg to differe. Frutarom sent an e-mail to the Star-Ledger, "We have been made aware of the statements made by Mayor Bloomberg this morning regarding the source of the maple-syrup odors in NYC. The naming of our company as one of those potentially contributing to this condition came as a surprise to us." more ›