The Belgian Federal Food Agency issued the odd warning after Ghent's local authorities suggested people could reuse pine ...

A city in Belgium suggested its residents eat their Christmas tree, but health officials warned it could be dangerous.

And Belgium’s food agency quickly urged the public against such a gastronomic experiment. “Christmas trees are not intended to end up in the food chain,” Hélène Bonte, an agency ...

The Ghent website had suggestions on how to recycle the conifers at the dinner table, such as by making flavoured butter with ...

A day after Belgium warned against eating Christmas trees, Swedish officials said that the needles can be safely used to make butter and other products -- as long as the trees are young and wild.

Belgium ’s Federal Food Agency on Tuesday warned people to not eat their Christmas trees after a city council suggested recipes to reuse conifers following the holiday season.

Vantage with Palki Sharma Still got your Christmas tree? In Belgium, the city of Ghent suggested recycling it—and even eating it! Recipes like pine-needle soup and flavoured butter were inspired by ...

Some things may go without saying, but just in case... Belgium's food agency issued a public health warning as the festive season wrapped up Tuesday: don't eat your Christmas tree.

A day after Belgium warned against eating Christmas trees, Swedish officials said that the needles can be safely used to make butter and other products -- as long as the trees are young and wild.

Asked what they thought of the idea, the reply from Belgium's federal agency for food chain security, AFSCA, was a resounding "No". "Christmas trees are not destined to enter the food chain," it ...