The European Union measures to step up border controls on a range of foods of non-animal origin as laid out in Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009 have been revised following the first quarterly review. Bananas from the Dominican Republic and basmati rice from India will be de-listed from Annex 1 of the register. But the European Commission said that after “careful evaluation” herbs and spices from Thailand, paprika and chilli from Peru, curry leaves from India, noodles from China and some fruit and vegetables from Egypt were now to be included after a meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health endorsed the recommendations. Annex 1 of the new rule lists the food products to come under increased scrutiny and the frequency of “physical and identity checks” depending on the foodstuff and country of origin. The regulation covers documentary, identity and physical checks. The EC declared that “checks on documents accompanying the consignments will be carried out systematically on these products at EU borders, while physical checks will be performed at a lower frequency”.