With effect from January 1, 2013 beans with pods and peas with pods are subject to 10% increased physical checks at designated points of entry into the EU market. This has been occasioned by persistent Maximum Residue Level (MRL) failures in the consignments of the identified produce from Kenya destined for various destinations in the European market. The main cause of these failures is the non-adherence to safety standards in the use of pesticides by some growers of beans and peas destined for the EU market.