UNSPSC 50112033: Land snail, processed with additions

Products from animals of the species Helix aspersa 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/ Source 4/ Level of Cooking 5/ Non-thermal Preservation 6/ Mechanical Processing 7/ Primary Additive 8/ Quality level 9/ Organic 10/ Religious law suitability claim 11/ Pack type

UNSPSC 50112033 Land snail, processed with additions is a Commodity code that carries minimal relevance to state and local procurement activity in practice. The recent opportunities tagged under this code address broad food, supplies, and kitchen products for school nutrition and institutional food service rather than processed land snail products specifically. State and local governments procuring under this code do so primarily through school districts and state purchasing offices seeking general food commodities for school meal programs, institutional kitchens, and food service operations. The scope of work actually being solicited encompasses meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, condiments, and related food service supplies — items that fall well outside the processed snail commodity itself.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Georgia, with the Early County Board of Education issuing a line-by-line food and non-food products bid (Solicitation PE55045NONST2027000000006, due June 8, 2026) for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across three schools, and the State of Georgia posting a broader request for food, supplies, and other kitchen products (Solicitation PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026). The Early County solicitation explicitly lists hundreds of food items and emphasizes domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, low-sodium formulations, and products without artificial additives, with deliveries required Monday through Friday and firm pricing for 15 days from award. Neither opportunity explicitly references processed land snail products, suggesting the code assignment may reflect a data taxonomy mismatch rather than active procurement demand for this commodity in state and local markets.