UNSPSC 50626005: Non GMO lamb's quarters or wild spinach purees

The variety of Non GMO spinach known as Non GMO lamb's quarters spinach. 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 50626005 Non GMO lamb's quarters or wild spinach purees (Commodity) represents a narrow specialized food ingredient category for which state and local governments show minimal recent procurement activity. The code appears substantially disconnected from current buying patterns — recent solicitations tagged under this commodity involve mainstream food items such as canned tomatoes, fresh produce, eggs, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health and human services operations, not specialized leafy green purees. The issuing bodies pursuing food procurement span school districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, and state agency facilities across multiple states, but none of the representative opportunities reference non-GMO lamb's quarters or wild spinach purees as a line item or requirement.

The geographic spread of state and local food procurement activity centers on Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oregon, Illinois, and Virginia, with school district nutrition programs and state institutional food service driving the bulk of demand. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' solicitation for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (ITB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026); Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for comprehensive food products covering fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared items (PE61000NONST2027000000006, due June 15, 2026); and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract for weekly food delivery to 45 schools (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity; procurement professionals evaluating this commodity should confirm whether this UNSPSC classification accurately reflects their target market or whether mainstream food ingredient codes better align with actual state and local buying behavior.