UNSPSC 50531704: Dried non GMO cavendish bananas

The variety of non GMO bananas known as non GMO cavendish bananas 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 50531704 Dried non-GMO Cavendish bananas (Commodity) describes a single product line, but state and local school districts and food-service authorities rarely solicit dried bananas as a standalone line item. Recent activity under this code shows minimal relevance — the sourced opportunities span broad grocery procurement, fresh produce, senior meal services, and packaged meal boxes, none of which isolate dried bananas as a category. School nutrition programs and institutional food services do purchase dried fruit, including bananas, as part of breakfast cereals, snack items, dried fruit assortments, and specialty ingredients, but these appear as line items within much larger multi-hundred-item food service contracts rather than as dedicated solicitations. The issuing bodies in the recent-opportunities block include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), and state-level purchasing (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia). None of the posted solicitations explicitly name dried bananas as a commodity, suggesting the code sees limited standalone procurement activity at the state and local level.

Geographic activity is scattered across the Southeast and Texas, with recent bids posted in Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas between April and June 2026. Representative solicitations include the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce covering 200 line items (due June 26, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026). The State of Georgia posted a broad solicitation for food, supplies, and other kitchen products (due June 22, 2026) without disclosing itemized scope in the summary. This code warrants close monitoring only if your firm supplies dried fruit in bulk to school nutrition or institutional cafeteria systems; standalone demand for the commodity does not appear in current state and local procurement notices.