UNSPSC 50584523: Non GMO tatsoi lettuce

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO tatsoi lettuce. 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 50584523 Non GMO tatsoi lettuce (Commodity) is a narrow produce-line code that state and local procurement offices have rarely solicited in recent activity. The source records show no current or recently posted solicitations specifically for tatsoi lettuce, whether GMO or non-GMO. School districts, county education boards, and state agencies issuing produce contracts in the present market are soliciting broad fresh-vegetable and leafy-green categories—including lettuce, salad mixes, and greens—but without specification of varietal or non-GMO status. When the code does appear in procurement systems, it sits within larger institutional food-service contracts for school nutrition programs, child nutrition services, and state cafeteria operations, but the actual line-item demand remains unspecified in the posted solicitations.

School districts across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida dominate recent activity under broader produce codes, with Early County Board of Education, Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), and Austin Independent School District (Texas) among the issuing bodies posting RFPs and IFBs between February and June 2026. The code shows no evidence of material procurement volume at the state or local level specific to non-GMO tatsoi. Vendors pursuing this line should treat it as a subordinate item within farm-to-school programs and institutional produce contracts rather than as a standalone procurement category. The broader leafy-green and lettuce categories (within UNSPSC 50800000 and related Family codes) see consistent demand; non-GMO and varietal specification, when it appears in districts' preferences, is typically negotiated at contract award or on a case-by-case basis, not at solicitation.