UNSPSC 50521530: Non GMO gladstone apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO gladstone apples. 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 50521530 Non GMO gladstone apples is a Commodity code that does not match the work actually being solicited under this designation in recent state and local opportunities. The code nominally describes a specific apple variety, yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for Gladstone apples or that variety by name. Instead, the opportunities consistently solicit fresh produce broadly—apples as one line item among dozens of fruit and vegetable categories in school nutrition programs, farm-to-school initiatives, and child nutrition procurement. A representative July 2026 solicitation from Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4162) sought petite bananas, not apples; another (RFB 4163) requested fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison. Hancock County Board of Education (Sparta, Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 fresh produce line items spanning multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) alongside berries, vegetables, and specialty items. The code shows no recent activity tied specifically to non-GMO Gladstone apples as a standalone commodity.

School districts, county boards of education, and independent school districts across Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida dominate the issuing-body mix in the recent-opportunities block, with repeat buyers including Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, and Douglas County School System through the GEC Buying Cooperative. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Georgia, with additional activity in Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida. Opportunities typically frame fresh produce procurement as support for National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent solicitations suggests this code assignment reflects a data-quality issue in the source system rather than active market activity for Gladstone apples specifically.