Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office has started dumping tonnes of leftover relief food supplies that had exceeded their expiry date.
Pictures of the expired foodstuffs, including noodles, rice and canned food and meat have created anger on social media with people asking why it has been kept for nearly a year after Cyclone Pam hit Shefa and Tafea Provinces.
But the director of NDMO Shedrack Walegtabit has rejected any blame for the foodstuffs being dumped.
He says they had already expired when they were donated to Vanuatu.
The director says it is an important lesson and in future cash donations are the best option so agencies can purchase fresh food from local shops to distribute to those in need.