The market for finished products is gaining momentum, with production growing by 13% in 2025 alone, and the market size has reached 1.1 trillion. rubles'. At the same time, despite the rapid growth in the market, there are problems that need to be addressed, including the terminological uncertainty of the concept of ready-to-eat food, the fragmentation of data on violations and the lack of an effective feedback mechanism between consumers and regulatory authorities. In the article, the author defines the concept of ready-to-eat food depending on the shelf life, which coincides with current sanitary requirements and allows to form criteria for digital monitoring. The article presents the architecture of state and public control that currently exists in the Russian Federation, according to the author. A cycle of public control is proposed that allows receiving information from consumers, processing it and making management decisions based on these signals. This formed the basis of a model for integrating a digital platform into a national government monitoring system that connects existing tracking systems without duplication of functions. The solutions proposed by the author can be used by government supervisors to automate the collection and analysis of data on violations, by manufacturers of ready-to-eat food as a tool for internal quality monitoring, and by public organizations to target violations in this area.