Carne Italiana

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.

Label	Translation
	Veal, age at slaughter: up to 8 months. Born in Ireland Raised in France Slaughtered in France Sectioned in Italy

Here is another label:

Label	Translation
	Veal, age at slaughter: up to 8 months. Born in Ireland Raised in The Netherlands Slaughtered in The Netherlands Sectioned in Italy

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.