Belgium's food agency has warned people not to eat their Christmas trees after the city of Ghent suggested reusing pine needles in recipes as a way to reduce waste. The country's Federal Food ...

The agency was forced to issue the bizarre warning after the council in Ghent City launched a campaign last Thursday encouraging people to recycle their Christmas trees to reduce waste.

The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain made the statement in response to the city of Ghent recommending cooking with conifer needles in its list of ways to recycle Christmas trees.

Ghent cited what it said were ancient Scandinavian ... it agreed with their Belgian counterparts that commercially bought Christmas trees “are not considered food because they may have been ...

The problem with broiling your old Christmas tree needles is that many have been intensively sprayed with various pesticides. Also, some types of tree needles are inherently poisonous.

don’t eat your Christmas tree. The unusual message came after the city of Ghent, an environmentalist stronghold in the country’s northern Flanders region, raised eyebrows by posting tips for ...

Belgium's food agency has now issued a health warning and said people should not eat their Christmas trees. Ghent's local council began a campaign last week, encouraging people to recycle their ...

Belgium's food agency issued a public health warning as the festive season wrapped up Tuesday: don't eat your Christmas tree. The unusual message came after the city of Ghent, an environmentalist ...

Ghent had cited what it said were ancient Scandinavian ... agreed with their Belgian counterparts that commercially bought Christmas trees "are not considered food because they may have been ...