The monitoring program of the hygiene and safety of ready-to-eat products was performed in 2012 by 22 local health bureaus in Taiwan. The products included packaged meals, cold noodles, noodles, sandwiches, rice products, breads and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables sold in convenience stores, wholesale stores, supermarkets, food stores and vendors. The samples were analyzed by the methods promulgated by the Department of Health of Taiwan. In total, 33,818 locations were audited and 116,909 products were inspected. The overall rate of violation was 6.3% in 2,790 samples. Among the 7 categories, cold noodles had the highest rate of violation(16.9%), the packaged meals was second highest(5.8%) . The local governments have enforced the penalty based on the Act Governing Food Sanitation.