UNSPSC 50531565: Dried non GMO pippin apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO pippin 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 50531565 Dried non-GMO pippin apples (Commodity) does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code represents a single agricultural commodity line, but the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically for dried pippin apples or other dried apple products. Instead, the opportunities posted under or near this code span fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and broad grocery supply contracts for school districts, counties, and state agencies across Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Fresh-produce buys dominate the activity—Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Schools (Georgia), Douglas County Schools (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), and Bulloch County Schools (Georgia) all solicited fresh apples (Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz, and Ambrosia varieties) in IFBs and RFPs between February and June 2026—but these are fresh, not dried, products. Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) issued broader grocery solicitations that may include dried fruit items within larger line-item sets, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, but none of these opportunities explicitly named dried pippin apples as a line item or scope element.

The mismatch between the code's commodity specificity and the generalist produce and grocery procurement activity in the source suggests either that state and local buyers are tagging broader categories (fresh produce, groceries) with this dried-commodity code incorrectly, or that dried non-GMO pippin apples are not a material line item in current school nutrition, senior services, or institutional food-service spending in the jurisdictions represented. The code merits monitoring for future activity, but current business development focus on this specific commodity would find limited recent traction in posted opportunities.