UNSPSC 50531710: Dried non GMO manzano bananas

The variety of non GMO bananas known as non GMO manzano 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 50531710 Dried non-GMO manzano bananas is a Commodity code that appears in state and local procurement records with minimal recent activity aligned to its nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code instead reflect broad school nutrition and public food service solicitations—comprehensive grocery contracts, fresh produce bids, and meal delivery services—where dried manzano bananas, if procured at all, represent a single line item among hundreds within larger produce or food supply categories. The source does not present a discrete market for dried non-GMO manzano bananas as a standalone procurement driver; rather, the code appears applied to acquisitions where fresh or processed produce spans multiple UNSPSC classifications simultaneously.

Recent activity centers on school districts and county boards of education across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, notably Hancock County and Bulloch County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, along with state-level buys through Georgia and Texas agencies. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (June 26, 2026 response date) spanning over 200 line items of apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits, and Bulloch County Board of Education's IFB for school nutrition groceries (May 4, 2026 response date) encompassing multiple product categories from bases through frozen vegetables. None of these solicitations specifically isolate dried manzano bananas or other dried tropical fruit products, indicating that pursuit under this code requires bundling with broader food supply contracts rather than targeting a category-specific demand signal.