UNSPSC 42181512: Typhoid carrier examination spoons

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a spoon for the examination to determine a typhoid carrier in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901010.

UNSPSC 42181512 Typhoid carrier examination spoons is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. State and local governments do not appear to be actively procuring typhoid carrier examination spoons under this code. The recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect procurement of emergency medical services supplies, pharmaceutical and biomedical equipment, forensic laboratory materials, and medical examiner services — none of which involve the specialized diagnostic instrument the code describes. The mismatch between the code's narrow, historical medical taxonomy and contemporary state and local EMS and public health purchasing suggests this code either represents obsolete equipment no longer in routine use or has been misapplied in state and local procurement systems.

The recent opportunities in the dataset span Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Arizona, with issuing bodies including city fire departments, county fire rescue and EMS units, county health services, technical colleges, and school districts. Representative activity includes the City of Tucson Fire Department's solicitation for BLS/ALS pharmaceuticals, supplies, and vending machines (RFP 260217, due June 24, 2026); Williamson County's sole-source purchase of EZ-IO intraosseous infusion equipment (ITB 26SS60, due July 7, 2026); Henry County, Georgia's invitation to bid for miscellaneous medical supplies for fire department operations (IFB BID #26-34, due April 8, 2026); and Harris County Public Health Services' invitation to bid for biomedical equipment (ITB 250261, due March 16, 2026). None of these solicitations reference typhoid carrier examination instruments or related diagnostic devices. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for current state and local procurement purposes.