UNSPSC 50536305: Dried non GMO timperley early rhubarb

The variety of non GMO rhubarb known as non GMO timperley early rhubarb that has been dried for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50536305 Dried non-GMO Timperley Early Rhubarb is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local contract activity posted under this classification. The opportunities tagged to this code span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food procurement for health and human services facilities—none of which reference dried rhubarb or dried specialty produce as a line item. The Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items IFB, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumable products bid, and Hancock County Schools' fresh produce solicitation all emphasize fresh fruits, vegetables, proteins, and breakfast staples; the Hillsborough County senior meal preparation and delivery ITB focuses on congregate and home-delivered meal services rather than ingredient procurement; and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District's Child Nutrition Summer Food Service bid requests packaged meal boxes. None of these solicitations indicate demand for dried rhubarb as a procured commodity.

The code shows no relevant recent activity. State and local buyers under this classification are sourcing general grocery and fresh produce categories through school districts, county nutrition departments, state health agencies, and senior services boards across Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, but the specific commodity of dried non-GMO Timperley Early Rhubarb does not appear in posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB documents. A business development professional evaluating this code should confirm whether the UNSPSC categorization is correct or whether the commodity should be reclassified under a broader fresh or dried produce family code that better reflects actual state and local purchasing patterns.