UNSPSC 51391608: Ractopamine

This classification denotes a veterinary beta-adrenergic agonist with the molecular formula C18H23NO3, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 57370OZ3P1, chemically known as benzenemethanol, 4-hydroxy-alpha-(((3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-methylpropyl)amino)methyl)- but generally known as ractopamine, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 56052. European Medicines Agency schedules Ractopamine in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB10240MIG.

UNSPSC 51391608 Ractopamine, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged to it. The sole recent opportunity in the dataset—Seminole County, Florida's IFB60459723LAS—solicits naloxone and drug deactivation systems for community health initiatives, which falls outside the scope of ractopamine, a beta-agonist feed additive used in animal agriculture. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the issuing body's procurement system or misclassification when the opportunity was tagged to this code. State and local procurement databases occasionally apply categorical codes that do not match actual commodity acquisition, particularly when offerings span multiple product families or when legacy procurement systems apply standing codes without precision review.

No recent opportunities directly supporting ractopamine procurement appear in the available record. The single tagged solicitation reflects a health-sector drug acquisition unrelated to animal feed additives. Without representative recent state and local solicitations for ractopamine itself, geographic spread, issuing-body patterns, and current procurement demand under this code cannot be characterized from the source. Practitioners should verify whether this code sees active state and local demand through direct inquiry to state procurement offices or through alternative sourcing databases before committing resources to pursue work under this Commodity classification.