UNSPSC 50501517: Beta carotene

This classification denotes a vitamin d with the molecular formula C28H44O, a preparation that US FDA recognizes as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier VS041H42XC, chemically known as 9,10-secoergosta-5,7,10(19),22-tetraen-3-ol, (3beta,5z,7e,22e)- but more generally known as ergocalciferol, which bears U.S. National Institutes of Health Compound Identifier 5280793. European Medicines Agency schedules Ergocalciferol in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB06596MIG.

The term ERGOCALCIFEROL is an International Non-Proprietary Name. World Health Organization schedules ergocalciferol in its Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification and its WHO-DD or Drug Dictionary. ERGOCALCIFEROL is scheduled in the U.S. International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) Pharmaceutical Appendix.

UNSPSC 50501517 Beta carotene is a Commodity code that covers the procurement of beta carotene as a raw material or ingredient, typically for use in nutritional supplements, food fortification, pharmaceutical formulations, and industrial applications. State and local governments purchase beta carotene primarily through school districts and health departments for cafeteria operations, nutritional programs, and public health initiatives, as well as through correctional facilities and social-service agencies for inmate and client nutrition.

The recent opportunities block contains no posted state or local solicitations under this code, limiting visibility into current procurement patterns, issuing-body distribution, and geographic activity.