UNSPSC 50531563: Dried non GMO pearmain apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO pearmain 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 50531563 Dried non-GMO pearmain apples, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The most recent opportunities posted under this code — spanning June 2026 back through January 2026 — solicit comprehensive food and meal services covering broad fresh and processed produce categories, institutional meal delivery, and multi-item grocery contracts, but none specifically calls for dried pearmain apples or addresses dried apple products as a discrete line item.

The code's nominal scope suggests a narrowly defined commodity—dried, non-GMO pearmain apples for institutional procurement—yet the actual solicitations tagged under it are broader food service and supply contracts. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested fresh produce including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) under an IFB due June 26, 2026, and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items spanning over 1,100 line items for school nutrition under an IFB due June 30, 2026, but neither opportunity specifies dried pearmain apples. Similarly, Douglas County School System (Georgia), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) all posted comprehensive food supply and fresh produce contracts with no mention of dried apple products. This mismatch between the code's narrow commodity definition and the broad multi-category food service solicitations suggests either inconsistent UNSPSC tagging or that dried pearmain apples, if purchased at all by state and local jurisdictions, are embedded within larger food service contracts rather than procured as standalone commodities.