The Belgian federal food safety agency, AFSCA, is unequivocal: “Christmas trees are not intended ... Ridiculous In Sweden, there's a tradition of harvesting young shoots of wild spruce for ...

“That way your Christmas tree is not 100 percent waste ... food historians said it was far from a widespread tradition. And Belgium’s food agency quickly urged the public against such ...

Yes, the Belgian government was recently forced to issue an odd PSA warning its citizens not to eat their old Christmas trees. “Christmas trees are not intended to end up in the food chain ...

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.