UNSPSC 50583807: Non GMO smooth loofah

The variety of Non GMO gourds known as Non GMO smooth loofah. 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 50583807 Non GMO smooth loofah is a Commodity code that nominally designates personal-care exfoliants, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it show no alignment with the code's stated scope. The four most recent opportunities tagged to this code cover food service concessions at regional parks, produce procurement for healthcare facilities, institutional food supplies for state operations, and line-item food and non-food product bids for school nutrition programs. None of these solicitations reference loofahs, exfoliants, personal-care items, or any goods matching the code's definition. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in the source procurement system or data entry error at the issuing level, rendering this code unreliable for business development targeting in the loofah or personal-care category.

The issuing bodies posting under this code span county government (Collier County), healthcare coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition), state procurement offices (State of Georgia), and school districts (Early County Board of Education), but their activities are uniformly food-service or food-supply focused rather than related to the code's nominal commodity. Geographic activity appears in Florida, Georgia, and Ohio (Marion County), but again reflects food-service procurement rather than loofah sales. Representative recent opportunities include Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN for food-service concessions at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025), Marion Health Care Coalition's RFQ for produce (due August 21, 2026), State of Georgia's IFB for food supplies and kitchen products (due June 22, 2026), and Early County Board of Education's IFB for school lunch and breakfast program foods and supplies (due June 8, 2026). Business development professionals should not rely on this code for loofah or personal-care procurement opportunities; the recent activity record does not support meaningful pursuit under this classification.