UNSPSC 50582704: Non GMO french dinant celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO french dinant celery. 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 50582704 Non GMO french dinant celery, a Commodity code, does not align with substantive recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a single produce item—non-GMO Dinant celery—yet the recent solicitations tagged with this code show no instances where celery, GMO status, or cultivar specification appears as a procurement driver or standalone line item.

The recent opportunities posted under this code are instead broad school nutrition and food service procurements issued by Georgia school districts (Early County Board of Education, Bulloch County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Glynn County Board of Education), school districts in Texas (Northside Independent School District, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), a Florida county school system (Hillsborough County Public Schools), a Missouri school district (Rockwood R-VI), and state-level food procurement (State of Georgia). These solicitations request hundreds of line items spanning fresh produce categories (apples, bananas, peppers, broccoli, carrots, leafy greens, citrus, tomatoes, potatoes, eggs), beverages, dairy, proteins, and processed foods for child nutrition programs. The RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs posted between February and June 2026 show response dates ranging from March 4 through June 22, 2026, with the largest multi-district cooperative opportunity (Douglas County School System for GEC Buying Cooperative) covering 30 districts and estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined across two geographic areas. None of these procurements isolate or emphasize celery—Dinant or otherwise—or explicitly reference non-GMO sourcing as a material requirement. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity definition and the actual procurement scope suggests that the code assignment does not reflect purchasing reality. Business development professionals should verify whether opportunities under this code are relevant to celery supply, or whether the coding reflects a data-entry artifact rather than genuine demand for this specific variety.