Sanitary monitoring includes the control of quality of food, control of hygienic and sanitary conditions in industrial-food facilities, in trade, health, catering, educational and cultural buildings, sports and recreation, private and public facilities. Sanitary Inspectorate shall issue a sanitary certificate, subject to the fulfillment of foreseen sanitary criteria.

There are two main instruments governing this field:

1. Law on Sanitary Inspectorate of Kosovo No. 2003/22;
2. Regulation No. 2003/39.