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Non-food items standard 3: cooking and eating utensils
Each disaster-affected household has access to cooking and eating utensils. |
Key indicators (to be read in conjunction with the guidance notes)
Each household has access to a large-sized cooking pot with handle and a pan to act as a lid; a medium-sized cooking pot with handle and lid; a basin for food preparation or serving; a kitchen knife; and two wooden serving spoons (see guidance note 1).
Each household has access to two 10- to 20-litre water collection vessels with a lid or cap (20-litre jerry can with a screw cap or 10-litre bucket with lid), plus additional water or food storage vessels (see guidance notes 1-2).
Each person has access to a dished plate, a metal spoon and a mug or drinking vessel (see guidance notes 1-4).
Guidance notes
1. Appropriateness: items provided should be culturally appropriate and enable safe practices to be followed. Women or those typically overseeing the preparation of food and the collection of water should be consulted when specifying items. Cooking and eating utensils and water collection vessels should be sized to suit older people, people with disabilities and children as required.
2. Plastic goods: all plastic goods (buckets, bowls, jerry cans, water storage vessels, etc.) should be of food-grade plastic (see also Water supply standard 3, guidance note 1).
3. Metallic goods: all cutlery, bowls, plates and mugs should be of stainless steel or other non-ferrous metal.
4. Infant feeding: infant feeding bottles should not be provided, unless exceptional circumstances require the provision of breast milk substitutes (see General nutrition support standard 2, guidance note 1).
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