UNSPSC 50522700: Non GMO cranberries

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO cranberries. 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 50522700 Non-GMO cranberries (Class) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity in the source. The recent opportunities are tagged with this code but overwhelmingly solicit fresh produce and food service items for school nutrition programs — bananas, apples, berries, vegetables, eggs, and broad fresh fruit and vegetable assortments — not cranberries or cranberry-specific procurement. School districts, county boards of education, and independent school districts in Georgia, Wisconsin, Florida, and Texas are the primary issuing bodies, and their solicitations span RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for weekly and monthly produce delivery to multiple school sites under annual contracts valued at $78,000 to $4.4 million. The code classification appears to be a data artifact rather than a meaningful match to the actual buying activity.

The source records show no recent solicitations explicitly requesting non-GMO cranberries or cranberry products. Fifteen separate school nutrition procurements from February through July 2026 name dozens of produce line items — apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, onions, melons, citrus fruits, and eggs — but cranberries do not appear in any specification list or scope of work. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock, Bartow, Bulloch, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn, Douglas Counties and Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Hillsborough County in Florida, and McAllen and Austin Independent School Districts in Texas), with most contracts running July through June fiscal years and featuring standing weekly or monthly delivery to 13–60 school sites. The code shows no decision-relevant activity for cranberry suppliers or non-GMO specialty produce vendors.