UNSPSC 50585436: Non GMO tai peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO tai peppers. 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 50585436 Non GMO tai peppers (Commodity) does not see meaningful recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its specific scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code are broad school nutrition and fresh produce procurements that do not isolate tai peppers—GMO status or otherwise—as a line item or category. The sourcing bodies issuing these procurements are school districts and state departments across multiple states seeking fresh produce for child nutrition programs, yet the opportunities show no evidence that tai peppers, non-GMO or otherwise, are being requested as a distinct commodity.

School districts including Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Georgia), and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) have posted RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce and school nutrition items between February and May 2026. These procurements request comprehensive produce menus—apples, bananas, peppers, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, and similar staples—but do not specify tai peppers or document non-GMO sourcing as a purchasing criterion. The State of Georgia has issued produce procurements as well. Without evidence that tai peppers appear in recent solicitation line items or specification sheets, this code does not represent an active pursuit opportunity at this time.