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[MarijaDani]

Hi all, 

 

We're exporting some English-made biscuits to USA. The importer / agent insists on renaming one of them as shortbread, which in UK would be considered a wrongful claim, as the biscuit isn't made as per traditional shortbread recipe, i.e., flour, butter, sugar (the one we make and sell has a bunch of other ingredients in, and is also made with veg fats instead of butter).

 

The question is - can a biscuit like this be called shortbread in USA from claims perspective? Is there any definition in USA as to what a shortbread is? 

 

Thanks. 

[kconf]

You can still call it. Look at Nabisco shortbread cookies - no typical flour, butter, sugar as main ingredients. 

[AltonBrownFanClub]

What you are looking for is called a "standard of identity"

They can be found here in 21 C.F.R. Chapter 1, Subchapter B, Parts 131-169.

 

As Kconf mentioned, there is no standard of identity for shortbread in the United States.

Here is a link to the specific part that deals with bakery products.

There are no results for the words "biscuit" or "shortbread"

 

21 CFR 136

 

https://www.ecfr.gov...pter-B/part-136

[MarijaDani]

Fantastic, thank you so much, that's exactly the answer I was looking for.