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 ...

People in Belgium have been warned not to eat their Christmas trees. Authorities issued the warning in response to a suggestion people could reuse pine needles in recipes as a way to avoid waste.

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.

In a bizarre post-Christmas celebration trend, people in Belgium are eating Christmas trees to reduce waste. The trend became dominant when a city council suggested making flavoured butter and ...

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 ...

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 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.

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. The agency was ...

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.

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.