Jan. 9 (UPI) --Belgium's food safety agency issued a warning to residents to not turn their Christmas trees into food after a city's recycling recommendations included using the needles in recipes.

Pesticides are a threat, with Christmas trees “often treated intensively.” A misidentification could be deadly, as eating yew “can have serious, even fatal, consequences,” Ms. Bonte said.

Pesticides are a threat, with Christmas trees “often treated intensively.” A misidentification could be deadly, as eating yew “can have serious, even fatal, consequences,” Bonte said.

Don't eat your Christmas trees, Belgians warned. Belgium's food agency has had to issue a health warning after a local council encouraged people to reduce waste by cooking with their Christmas trees.

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.

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 ...

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

Belgium’s Federal Food Agency (FASFC) issued a warning Tuesday against eating Christmas trees after the city of Ghent recommended that people do so to cut back on waste. "Christmas trees are not meant ...