UNSPSC 50531535: Dried non GMO granny smith apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO granny smith apples that have been dried for preservation. 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 50531535 Dried non-GMO Granny Smith apples (Commodity) describes a specialized fruit product that state and local governments procure primarily as a component of school nutrition and institutional food service programs. The recent solicitations show that when dried apples are bought under this code, they are typically part of broader grocery or fresh produce contracts serving cafeteria operations, breakfast programs, and nutrition initiatives governed by federal standards such as the National School Lunch Program and the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for a state supported living center), and county government (Hillsborough County for senior meal services). These buyers typically require domestic agricultural content (minimum 51 percent in processed goods), nutritional labeling, adherence to HACCP food safety protocols, and firm fixed pricing over contract terms of one year or longer.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and includes Bridgeport, Connecticut (IFB for grocery items spanning 1,100+ line items with response due June 30, 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with prior-year volume of $1.5 million), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, due June 26, 2026), and the State of Georgia (food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation due June 22, 2026). Hillsborough County, Florida and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi also posted food-related solicitations in the recent window. Dried Granny Smith apples as a discrete line item do not appear explicitly named in the summaries provided, suggesting the code may see limited standalone activity at the commodity level; instead, dried apples are typically bundled within larger fresh-produce or grocery contracts where they compete as one option among many fruit items.