The country’s food agency warned against using evergreens in food after the city of Ghent suggested an unusual form of recycling: spruce needle butter.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 food agency pleads with public not to eat their Christmas trees - Agency issues warning after Ghent city council ...

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.

A day after Belgium warned against eating Christmas trees, Swedish officials said that the needles can be safely used to make butter and other products -- as long as the trees are young and wild.

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 ...