UNSPSC 50531707: Dried non GMO gros michel bananas

The variety of non GMO bananas known as non GMO gros michel 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 50531707 Dried non-GMO Gros Michel bananas, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The most-recent-opportunities block contains no solicitations for dried bananas or comparable specialty dried fruit products. Recent activity under codes nominally related to food procurement centers on fresh produce, comprehensive grocery supply, school nutrition services, and senior meal delivery—categories that fall outside the scope of a single dried banana commodity.

The absence of posted opportunities under this code reflects the specialized nature of dried non-GMO Gros Michel bananas as a procurement line item. While state and local food service programs (school districts, senior nutrition authorities, institutional food service) may purchase dried fruit as part of broader grocery or produce contracts, dried bananas are typically embedded in larger RFPs for general grocery supply (as seen in solicitations from Bridgeport Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, and Bulloch County Schools) or in commodity-specific produce awards rather than solicited as standalone items. No state purchasing office, county commission, school district, or regional authority in the recent-opportunities dataset has posted a standalone invitation for dried non-GMO bananas or similar specialty dried fruit, indicating limited or episodic demand for this commodity at the state and local level.