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.

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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. By Amelia Nierenberg Amelia Nierenberg ...

The unusual message came after the city of Ghent, an environmentalist stronghold in the country’s East Flanders ... People walk around a tree and holiday lights at a Christmas market in Antwerp, ...

don’t eat your Christmas tree. The unusual message came after the city of Ghent, an environmentalist stronghold in the country’s northern Flanders region, raised eyebrows by posting tips for ...

The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain made the statement in response to the city of Ghent recommending cooking with conifer needles in its list of ways to recycle Christmas trees.