Recently, the quake-relief expert panel on food safety, MOST, has compiled the Notice on Cleaning & Sterilization of Tableware, with a view to preventing outbreaks of epidemics by helping the citizens and public health workers in the quake zone form good habit. The document illustrates the cleaning, sterilizing and storing of tableware with detailed information on the ingredients of common disinfectants and their usage as well as notice for chemical sterilization.