UNSPSC 50531618: Dried non GMO gold brite apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO gold brite apricots 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 50531618 Dried non-GMO gold brite apricots is a Commodity code that appears in state and local school nutrition and institutional food service procurement, but the recent solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect the specific product line. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, the State of Georgia, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District have all posted opportunities involving food procurement for school meals, senior nutrition programs, and state-supported living facilities, but none of these summaries explicitly itemize dried non-GMO apricots as a line item. The code is deployed in a broader institutional food service context where state and local agencies source breakfast items, fruits, vegetables, condiments, and related products through competitive bids subject to Buy American provisions, nutritional standards compliance, and delivery requirements.

Geographic activity centers on the South and Southeast — Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas show recent posting activity. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) solicits fresh produce for school meals; Hillsborough County in Florida (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) is procuring senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years; Bridgeport, Connecticut (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) seeks grocery items including fruits for the school lunch program; and Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) requests food and consumable products for state-supported living centers. The absence of dried apricots as an explicitly named line item in any of these recent summaries suggests the code may be misaligned with current purchasing patterns or that this specific commodity sits within larger produce or staple-food contracts rather than appearing as a standalone bid line.