UNSPSC 50531582: Dried non GMO stark crimson apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO stark crimson 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 50531582 Dried non-GMO Stark Crimson apples is a Commodity code, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little direct solicitation for dried apples specifically. Instead, the code appears to be tagged on broader food-service and school nutrition solicitations that encompass fresh produce, packaged meals, and comprehensive grocery sourcing rather than specialty dried fruit items. The handful of recent opportunities—including school district produce bids, senior meal services, and institutional food supply contracts—do not isolate dried apples as a line item or category of concern.

Issuing bodies using this code span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and municipal purchasing departments (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases in Connecticut). Geographic activity appears concentrated in the South and Southeast, with recent IFBs and ITBs posted in Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, and Connecticut as of April through June 2026. Representative solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items of apples and other produce for school nutrition; Hillsborough County's senior meal ITB due June 25, 2026, with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million; and the City of Bridgeport's grocery-items IFB due June 30, 2026, covering over 1,100 line items subject to Buy American domestic-agriculture provisions and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Dried Stark Crimson apples do not appear as a distinct line item in any of these recent postings, suggesting the code may be a misclassification or that institutional procurement under this commodity code is currently inactive or minimal.