The Belgian government recently issued a rather odd warning to residents wherein they cautioned them against eating their Christmas trees. The peculiar message reportedly came about after the website for the Belgian city of Ghent posted an article featuring recycling tips for after the holiday season. Among the advice was to emulate the Scandinavian practice of using Christmas tree needles to create butter. However, the unorthodox suggestion was quickly rebuked by the country's Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain, which explained why this was not a particularly great idea.
More on this weird story at the Coast to Coast AM website.