And Belgium’s food agency quickly urged ... and needles from trees specifically grown for Christmas and to be decorated at home.” Ghent later edited the post on its website, adding information ...

However, the health department quickly said NO. A suggestion from the municipality of Ghent, Belgium, that its citizens eat their Christmas trees as an eco-friendly measure to reduce waste has ...

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 food agency has warned people not to eat their Christmas trees after the city of Ghent suggested reusing pine needles in recipes as a way to reduce waste. The country's Federal Food ...

9 (UPI) --Belgium's food safety agency ... "There is no way to ensure that eating Christmas trees is safe -- either for people or animals." Advertisement Ghent edited the post on its website ...

Belgium’s Federal Food Agency ... referring to the agency. The Ghent council’s website later changed the headline from “Eat your Christmas tree” to “Scandinavians eat their Christmas ...

Belgium's food agency issued a public health warning as the festive season wrapped up Tuesday: don't eat your Christmas tree. The unusual message came after the city of Ghent, an environmentalist ...

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 ...