UNSPSC 50596858: Dried Non GMO taro shoot

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO taro shoot that has 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 50596858 Dried Non GMO taro shoot is a Commodity code that describes a specific agricultural ingredient rather than a broad procurement category. State and local government activity under this code shows no recent solicitations explicitly purchasing dried non-GMO taro shoot as a line item. The recent opportunities posted under this code tag span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service — domains where such a specialty ingredient would only appear, if at all, as one line item among hundreds in larger grocery or produce contracts. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), a county health and human services agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for a state-supported living center), and a county aging services program (Hillsborough County, Florida). None of the posted solicitations list dried non-GMO taro shoot as a specified item; the code appears to be a tagging artifact rather than a reflection of current procurement demand under this specific commodity.

Geographic activity includes Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida based on the recent solicitations. The most substantial recent opportunities are the Hillsborough County senior meals contract (ITB 26-00289, due June 25, 2026, estimated value $17,832,659.90 over three years), the Bridgeport Board of Education grocery items bid (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, covering over 1,100 line items across all food categories with Buy American provisions), the Texas Health and Human Services state-supported living center food and consumable products IFB (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with a historical value of $1.5 million), and Hancock County Schools fresh produce IFB (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 fresh produce line items). The code shows limited relevance to actual current procurement activity; vendors specializing in dried non-GMO taro shoot would benefit from monitoring the broader grocery and produce categories rather than expecting direct solicitations under this narrow commodity code.