Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said a mysterious syrup-like odor that was occasionally reported during the past four years came from a New Jersey factory. Bloomberg said city agencies determined the likely origin of the smell by comparing wind patterns to odor reports and taking samples of affected air, the New York Daily News reported Thursday. Advertisement "The odor in New York City was an ester associated with fenugreek seed processing," Bloomberg said Thursday morning. "The Health Department confirmed that the odor does not prose a health risk." Officials said the most recent report of the syrupy smell, which occurred Jan. 29, coincided with a Bergen County plant owned by the company Frutaron processing fenugreek seeds to create food additives. "Given the evidence, I think it's safe to say that the 'Great Maple Syrup Mystery' has finally been solved," the New York Post quoted Bloomberg as saying.
