UNSPSC 50586849: Non GMO paprika

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO paprika. 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 50586849 Non GMO paprika (Commodity) shows minimal relevant recent activity. State and local procurement offices rarely solicit non-GMO paprika as a standalone line item; the code does not appear in any recent school nutrition, state cafeteria, or institutional food service solicitations in the source data. The single Georgia state food supplies bid (PE55645NONST2026000000009, posted May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026) and the comprehensive school nutrition procurements across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida all reference spice and condiment categories in the aggregate but do not isolate paprika or call out non-GMO certification as a procurement driver. Institutional buyers—school districts, state departments, and county nutrition programs—typically purchase spices and seasonings through broad commodity line items bundled with other dry goods, condiments, and miscellaneous kitchen products rather than as specialty-certified items.

Geographic sourcing is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida) and Texas, where school nutrition procurement activity is heaviest, but the code itself does not surface as a discrete buying signal. A vendor pursuing institutional food service contracts would benefit from monitoring the broader food supplies and grocery items categories (such as condiment and seasoning line items within school nutrition ITBs and RFPs) rather than relying on non-GMO paprika codes to surface relevant opportunities. The absence of non-GMO paprika in recent solicitations suggests either that institutional buyers source paprika through existing vendor relationships rolled into annual supply agreements, or that non-GMO certification carries insufficient institutional value to drive separate procurement action at this time.