UNSPSC 50521542: Non GMO james grieve apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO james grieve 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 50521542 Non GMO james grieve apples (Commodity) represents fresh fruit procurement by state and local education and health-care agencies for institutional food service and student nutrition programs. The code captures apple purchasing under specific varietal and production-method constraints—notably non-GMO classification and the James Grieve cultivar—reflecting procurement practices in school districts and regional health-care coalitions that source fresh produce with documented agricultural specifications. State and local buying under this code centers on volume purchases of apples meeting food-safety and quality standards for cafeteria operations, student meal programs, and institutional kitchen use, rather than retail or consumer-direct channels.

Recent activity shows school districts and county parks departments as primary issuing bodies. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) and Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) have posted produce solicitations with multi-line-item apple specifications; Early County Board of Education (Georgia) similarly solicits fresh fruit as part of broader food-service RFBs. Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) procured food services for park concession facilities. Geographic spread spans Georgia, Wisconsin, and Florida in the recent record, with activity concentrated in school district nutrition departments. The Hancock County IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) named multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) and specified delivery to three school locations; Madison Metropolitan's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026) required sourcing within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin, with a $0.20-per-pound organic preference discount. School-district RFBs typically weight cost at 40 percent, impose Buy American requirements or domestic sourcing preferences, mandate HACCP plans and 24/7 recall accessibility, and award to the lowest responsive bidder.