US says it destroyed 500 metric tons of expired food aid but it won’t affect future distribution

US says it destroyed 500 metric tons of expired food aid but it won’t affect future distribution

The State Department says its destruction of 500 metric tons of emergency food aid that was stored in a warehouse in the Middle East was required because it had expired

Refugees carry food at a distribution center run by the World Food Programme (WFP) at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, Kenya Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)