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9.13.1.2 Additional Food for Certain Groups. The Detaining Power shall supplyPOWs who work with such additional rations as are necessary for the labor on which they areemployed. 2469.13.1.3 No Collective Disciplinary Measures Affecting Food. Collectivedisciplinary measures affecting food are prohibited. 247 The use of food as an inducement torecalcitrant POWs to restore order in a POW camp is permissible. 2489.13.1.4 Messing and Means for Preparing Additional Food. Adequate premisesshall be provided for messing. 249 Supervision of messes by the POWs themselves shall befacilitated in every way. 250POWs shall, as far as possible, be associated with the preparation of their meals; theymay be employed for that purpose in the kitchens. 251 Furthermore, they shall be given the meansof preparing, themselves, the additional food in their possession. 252 For example, the POWsshould have access to facilities to prepare food purchased at the canteen or received in reliefpackages.9.13.2 Drinking Water. Sufficient drinking water shall be supplied to POWs. 2539.13.3 Use of Tobacco. The use of tobacco shall be permitted. 254 The Detaining Poweris not required to give tobacco to POWs, but should offer it for sale at the canteen. 255 TheDetaining Power may impose reasonable restrictions on smoking to ensure that the camp is ahealthful and safe environment.246 GPW art. 26 (“The Detaining Power shall supply prisoners of war who work with such additional rations as arenecessary for the labour on which they are employed.”).247 GPW art. 26 (“Collective disciplinary measures affecting food are prohibited.”).248 LEVIE, POWS 130 footnote 115 (“During the rioting at Koje-do in Korea in 1952 (see note V-8 infra), in order tomove recalcitrant Communist prisoners of war to smaller, more manageable, prisoner-of-war compounds wherecontrol by the Detaining Power could be reestablished, the military authorities of the United Nations Commandmade food available in the new, small compounds and refused to make it available in the old, large compounds. Ifthe prisoner of war wanted to eat, he had to move to the new compound. The ICRC Delegate took the position thatthis was collective punishment involving food. The United Nations Command took the position that as food wasavailable in the new compounds, to which the prisoners of war were free to move, there was no denial of food tothem.”).249 GPW art. 26 (“Adequate premises shall be provided for messing.”).250 GPW art. 44 (“Supervision of the mess by the officers themselves shall be facilitated in every way.”); GPW art.45 (“Supervision of the mess by the prisoners themselves shall be facilitated in every way.”).251 GPW art. 26 (“Prisoners of war shall, as far as possible, be associated with the preparation of their meals; theymay be employed for that purpose in the kitchens.”).252 GPW art. 26 (“Furthermore, they shall be given the means of preparing, themselves, the additional food in theirpossession.”).253 GPW art. 26 (“Sufficient drinking water shall be supplied to prisoners of war.”).254 GPW art. 26 (“The use of tobacco shall be permitted.”).255 Refer to § 9.17 (Canteens for POWs).546