Sales of beef containing the backbone of animals aged over 12 months were banned in 2001 in many european countries , with the low age limit effectively outlawing t - bone steak 二一年，许多欧洲国家禁止贩售带有超过十二个月大牛只脊骨的牛肉，因著这项年龄限制很低，使丁骨牛排的贩售实际上成为非法。
If they agree , t - bones could be back on sale in butchers ' shops before the end of the year , a move that would delight lovers of italy ' s tuscan fiorentina steak which traditionally comes from cattle aged between 17 and 22 months 如果他们同意，丁骨牛排可望于今年底前重回肉摊，这将是一项让喜爱义大利托斯坎佛罗伦斯牛排的饕客大感欣喜的举措；这种牛排传统上取自年约十七至二十二个月的牛只。
