UNSPSC 50584008: Non GMO curry leaves

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO curry leaves. 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 50584008 Non GMO curry leaves (Commodity) shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with the code's specific scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code predominantly solicit broad fresh produce categories—apples, bananas, peppers, carrots, leafy greens, eggs, and dozens of other staple items for school nutrition programs—rather than specialty or ethnic produce items such as curry leaves. The code's nominal scope does not match the actual commodities being purchased in recent solicitations.

The issuing bodies across the most recent opportunities are primarily school districts and school boards in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida, supplemented by state purchasing offices in Georgia. These include the Douglas County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Northside Independent School District (Texas), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), and Austin Independent School District (Texas), alongside state-level produce procurement from the State of Georgia. Recent solicitations include the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts (due March 4, 2026); Bulloch County School District's IFP for locally grown produce within 200 miles (due May 4, 2026); Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages (due March 11, 2026); and multiple Georgia school districts' ITBs and IFBs for produce supporting National School Lunch and Breakfast programs (response dates ranging from April 29 through June 22, 2026). Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Texas, with Georgia accounting for the plurality of recent opportunities. The widespread use of the code for commodity produce categories that do not include specialty produce suggests either systemic miscoding or use of a parent-level classification that does not reflect curry leaves or comparable non-commodity ethnic vegetables in actual procurement practice.