I am in Italy at the moment, and while shopping at several “supermercati” or supermarkets, I observed how the European Union was handling its version of Country of Origin Labeling. Here are some labels I took photos of, and thanks to Google Translation, I was able to determine what everything means.
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Here is another label:
Label | Translation |
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If you notice on the label on the section below where the countries are listed where the animal was born, raised, slaughtered, and processed, there is a 14-digit traceability number listed here. At this point, somewhere there is a database that contains the history of this animal from birth to this point.
Here are some more photos I took of meat packages and labels. See how good your Italian is to determine the origin of this meat.