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State Department defends U.S. food-aid record after reports 500 tons of emergency rations expired
Summary
A State Department spokesperson said expired high-energy biscuits held in emergency stockpiles represent less than 1% of annual U.S. food aid and that expired items are destroyed if unsafe; she also said the department will provide details on whether rescission bill language affects UNHCR operations.
Tammy, a State Department spokesperson, told reporters that emergency food rations stored around the world can expire and that expired items are destroyed if they are not safe to distribute. "If something is, expired, we'll we will destroy it," she said. Tammy said the United States distributes roughly 1,000,000 metric tons of food aid annually and that 500 metric tons of high-energy biscuits in a Middle East warehouse "represents less than…
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