Sanitarni ali fitosanitarni ukrepi vključujejo vse ustrezne zakone, uredbe, predpise, zahteve in postopke, ki med drugim vključujejo merila za končni proizvod; postopke in metode proizvodnje; testiranje, kontrolo, postopke izdaje certifikata in odobritve; karantenske postopke vključno z ustreznimi zahtevami, povezanimi s prevozom živali ali rastlin ali z materiali, potrebnimi za njihovo preživetje med prevozom; določbe o ustreznih statističnih metodah, postopke vzorčenja in metode presoje tveganja; zahteve, povezane s pakiranjem in označevanjem, ki se neposredno nanašajo na neoporečnost hrane.
Sanitary or phytosanitary measures include all relevant laws, decrees, regulations, requirements and procedures including, inter alia, end product criteria; processes and production methods; testing, inspection, certification and approval procedures; quarantine treatments including relevant requirements associated with the transport of animals or plants, or with the materials necessary for their survival during transport; provisions on relevant statistical methods, sampling procedures and methods of risk assessment; and packaging and labelling requirements directly related to food safety.