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 ...

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 ...

"Eat your Christmas tree" - the unusual request from the city of Ghent to its residents at the end of the Christmas season has brought the food safety authority AFSCA in Belgium onto the scene ...

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 ...

The unusual message came after the city of Ghent ... the reply from Belgium's federal agency for food chain security, AFSCA, was a resounding "No". "Christmas trees are not destined to enter ...

Belgium's Federal Food Agency has issued a warning against consuming Christmas trees after Ghent's council suggested repurposing the trees in recipes. The agency highlighted safety concerns ...