UNSPSC 50531700: Dried non GMO bananas

The type of elongated usually tapering tropical fruit with soft pulpy flesh enclosed in a soft usually yellow rind produced by any of several widely cultivated perennial herbs (genus musa of the family musaceae, the banana family) that has 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 50531700 Dried non-GMO bananas, a Class code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope encompasses a single specialty produce item, yet the most recent opportunities tagged under or near this code span comprehensive school nutrition groceries, fresh produce multi-item contracts, senior meal delivery services, and institutional food service — none of which center on dried bananas as a standalone procurement.

The source contains no evidence of state or local governments soliciting dried non-GMO bananas as a distinct line item or contract vehicle in the past six months. School districts in Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida; county boards of education in Georgia and Mississippi; the City of Bridgeport; and Texas Health and Human Services Commission all posted fresh grocery, produce, meal preparation, or general food-supply RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs between January and June 2026, but dried bananas do not surface as a named or emphasized commodity within those scopes. The recent activity is dominated by bulk fresh produce (apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables), protein items, dairy, grains, and prepared or packaged meals — categories that reflect staple institutional nutrition demand rather than specialized dried-fruit procurement.