UNSPSC 50591901: Dried Non GMO action beets

The variety of Non GMO beets known as Non GMO action beets that have been dried for preservation. 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 50591901 Dried Non GMO action beets is a Commodity code that designates a single ingredient product line but shows minimal direct procurement activity in recent state and local solicitations. The code appears to be tagged more broadly to school nutrition and institutional food service contracts where dried beets may be one line item among hundreds of grocery and produce offerings, rather than being solicited as a standalone commodity. State and local food-service buyers—school districts, county health and human services agencies, and municipal departments—do purchase food ingredients for cafeterias, senior meal programs, and nutrition services, but their solicitations typically bundle beets with dozens or hundreds of other items across vegetable categories, fresh produce, frozen goods, and dry goods rather than isolating this product for individual procurement. The issuing bodies include school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services commissions, and county commissioners' offices managing child nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations.

Recent activity reflects fragmented geographic and organizational patterns across school nutrition programs. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) solicited over 1,100 grocery line items via RFP on June 30, 2026, for the 2026–27 school year; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce with over 200 line items via IFB on June 26, 2026; Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged meal boxes for summer nutrition services with bids due April 29, 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center via IFB with proposals due July 11, 2026; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years with bids due June 25, 2026. Dried non-GMO beets do not appear as a named line item in any of these posted solicitations, suggesting the code sees minimal standalone solicitation activity among state and local buyers.