UNSPSC 50584407: Non GMO split yellow lentils

The variety of Non GMO lentils known as Non GMO split yellow lentils. 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 50584407 Non GMO split yellow lentils (Commodity) shows no recent state and local procurement activity grounded in the code's nominal scope. The source contains sixteen recent school nutrition and fresh produce solicitations from state agencies, counties, and school districts across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida, none of which name lentils—split yellow or otherwise—as line items or scopes of work. The opportunities cluster instead around fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and prepared grocery items for child nutrition programs, with occasional emphasis on locally-grown or specialty produce and compliance with USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program standards and Buy American provisions. A single reference to "whole grain flour" appears in the Bulloch County Schools opportunity, but no legume procurement is named, and no vendor responses targeting this code are evident in the recent record.

The code does not align with active state and local procurement patterns in the dataset. Buyers soliciting produce and grocery items for school nutrition, state operations, and institutional food service use broader UNSPSC categories spanning multiple fresh and prepared commodity lines rather than single-commodity specifications like split yellow lentils. Pursuit under this code should be deferred pending evidence of actual institutional demand in state or local school nutrition, corrections, or institutional feeding contexts where legume procurement appears as a distinct line item or RFQ scope. Current activity data offers no signal of near-term opportunity or market traction.