US says it destroyed 500 metric tons of expired food aid but it won't affect future distribution
- Publisher
- Associated Press
- Published
- 2025-07-17
- Type
- news report
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- https://apnews.com/article/emergency-food-aid-usaid-hunger-aefb584b52cc43e43e5552986363c387
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
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Government and Oversight
The $489 million warning: what the USAID watchdog said was at risk, what was actually lost, and who was in charge
USAID's inspector general warned in February 2025 that $489 million in food aid was at risk and was fired the next day; most warehoused food later shipped, $2.9 million spoiled in Djibouti, 500 tons destroyed in Dubai.