UNSPSC 50112027: Horse, processed with additions

Products from animals of the species Equus caballus (domestic horse) that have been subject to one or more further manufacturing processes such as being cooked, dried, cured, ground, or reformed. Product additions such as an injected solution, marinade, sauce, seasoning, dry coating, stuffing, or filling are present. Lead attributes: 1/ Refrigeration state 2/ Shape/Form 3/ Boneless Claim 4/ Source 5/ Level of Cooking 6/ Non-thermal Preservation 7/ Mechanical Processing 8/ Primary Additive 9/ Quality level 10/ Organic 11/ Religious law suitability claim 12/ Pack type

UNSPSC 50112027 Horse, processed with additions (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity associated with this code. The code nominally covers horse meat products, yet the twelve most recent solicitations spanning October 2026 back to May 2026 do not name horse meat; instead, they solicit beef steaks, pork products, poultry (chicken and turkey), processed proteins (bologna, franks, ham), and miscellaneous groceries for state correctional facilities, child nutrition programs, health and human services centers, and educational institutions. The issuing bodies span Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, state-supported living centers, school districts (Northside Independent, Early County), Head Start programs, universities (University of Wisconsin-Madison), county governments (Gwinnett County, Collier County, Nevada Youth Training Center), and hospital systems. All recent opportunities describe standard institutional food procurement—beef steaks, pork, poultry, and shelf-stable groceries meeting USDA and FDA standards—with no substantive mention of equine products.

The geographic spread of recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Nevada, Mississippi, Florida, and Wisconsin. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing four separate ITBs in mid-October 2026 for frozen boneless beef strip steaks (IW267706, IW267684, IW267690) and the Georgia Department of Corrections issuing multiple eRFQs for beef trim, franks, leg quarters, and bologna throughout September and August 2026, all specifying electronic submission with all-inclusive delivery pricing and strict specification-sheet compliance. The Oregon Department of Corrections has consistently solicited poultry and pork in bulk quantities (80,000 to 240,000 pounds per solicitation) with delivery to its Central Distribution Center in Salem, applying a combined 10% Oregon-producer preference. This code shows little relevant recent activity and appears mislabeled in the procurement record.