UNSPSC 50585701: Non GMO agar-agar

The variety of Non GMO sea vegetables known as Non GMO agar-agar. 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 50585701 Non GMO agar-agar, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains no solicitations explicitly requesting agar-agar or related gelling agents for institutional food service.

Recent activity under related food and beverage procurement codes reflects heavy demand for fresh produce, eggs, dairy, and grocery staples across school districts and state agencies, primarily in Georgia and Texas. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Bulloch County School District, Early County Schools, and others posting multiple RFPs and ITBs for produce contracts in the first half of 2026. State departments (Georgia Department of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Northside Independent School District in Texas, Austin Independent School District, and McAllen Independent School District) also appear as repeat buyers. Representative solicitations include Early County Schools' line-by-line food and produce bid (due June 8, 2026, IFB notice) covering 300+ food items and 60 non-food supplies for the National School Lunch Program; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery across 127 campuses in Bexar County, Texas (due May 7, 2026); and the Douglas County School System's cooperative-purchasing RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 school districts across Georgia with approximately $5.5 million in estimated annual spending (due March 4, 2026). Georgia and Texas account for the majority of posted opportunities, with additional activity in Missouri and Florida. The code itself—agar-agar, a thickening or gelling agent—shows no match to the institutional food procurement activity the source captures, suggesting either no current demand for agar-agar at the state and local level or misclassification risk in any procurement notice tagged to this commodity.