This report presents the results of a survey conducted on 700 wheat farmers in France and Hungary. The survey aimed to single out the most critical elements at the base of wheat productivity, collecting information for the growing seasons 2010/2011, 2011/2012 and 2012/2013. Two types of data...

Food security remains to be a major societal concern. In the light of the current expectations of population growth, world food production has to be massively increased to sustain the associated food demand rise. While agricultural productivity was rising during recent decades in the US, Europe...

Hydrolysed wheat proteins have a widespread use in cosmetic products. The use of hydrolysed wheat proteins in cosmetic products is not currently regulated in the Cosmetics Directive. Several Member States have recently indicated safety problems in relation to cosmetic products containing...

Following the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announcement that test results confirm the finding of unauthorised GM glyphosate-resistant wheat "volunteer" plants in a farm in Oregon harbouring the event MON71800, DG SANCO has...