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

But please, the Belgian authorities say, don’t try to eat it. The country’s federal food agency delivered that unusual warning this week after a suggestion from the climate-friendly city of Ghent.

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.

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“Christmas trees are not destined to enter the food chain,” it said in a statement. “There is no way to ensure that eating Christmas trees is safe – either for people or animals.

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. The unusual ...

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 ...

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 ...