UNSPSC 50435809: Dried organic nori

The variety of organic sea vegetables known as organic nori that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50435809 Dried organic nori (Commodity) does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers dried seaweed products, but the ten most recent opportunities tagged under this code solicited mainstream food-service staples—fresh produce, dried beans and pinto beans, cafeteria proteins and entrees, grocery items for school nutrition and child care programs, and general food supply and distribution. None of the opportunities explicitly reference nori or seaweed-based products.

The mismatch suggests either a systematic tagging error in the state and local procurement system or that nori is incidental to much broader food-service buys. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state purchasing divisions and cooperative vehicles (Georgia, Illinois), school districts (Fairfax County, Rockwood R-VI, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, Muscogee County in Georgia), and municipal nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). Recent activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, and Missouri, with opportunities posted between January and July 2026. Representative solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (response due April 27, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB (extended to May 4, 2026), and the Oregon Department of Corrections' dried pinto beans ITB (response due June 19, 2026). No opportunities in the source material reference dried organic nori or justify pursuit of this commodity code as currently tagged.