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State Department: expired emergency rations to be destroyed; represent a small share of annual U.S. food aid
Summary
A State Department spokesperson said the 500 metric tons of high-energy biscuits that expired in a Middle East warehouse represent less than 1% of the roughly 1,000,000 metric tons of U.S. food aid distributed annually; officials said expired items will be destroyed if unsafe and that an internal review of storage systems is underway.
At a State Department briefing, a spokesperson addressed media reports that 500 metric tons of high-energy biscuits (HEBs) stored in a Middle East warehouse had expired.
"If something is, expired, we'll we will destroy it," the spokesperson said, adding that the primary question is whether items are safe to distribute. The spokesperson said the United States distributes roughly 1,000,000 metric tons of food aid annually and that the…
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