UNSPSC 50532519: Dried non GMO santina cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO santina cherries 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 50532519 Dried non-GMO Santina cherries is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—a single specialty dried fruit product—bears no relationship to the grocery, produce, and meal-service procurement activity tagged with this code in the recent-opportunities block. The City of Bridgeport, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education, Hillsborough County, the State of Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Meriden Public Schools, and school districts across Georgia have all posted solicitations tagged to this code, but none involve dried santina cherries or any specialty dried fruit. Instead, these issuers are buying comprehensive fresh and frozen grocery inventories, fresh produce, meal-preparation services, and school nutrition supplies spanning thousands of line items. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the source data or a wholesale misapplication of the commodity code to cover broad food-service procurement that should be classified elsewhere in the UNSPSC taxonomy.

The recent-opportunities block shows no activity materially relevant to procurement of dried non-GMO santina cherries. School districts, counties, and state agencies dominate the issuer mix, with solicitations issued by Bridgeport (Connecticut), Douglas County and Bulloch County School Systems (Georgia), Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Georgia), Hillsborough County (Florida), and state-level procurement in Georgia and Texas. All posted between January and June 2026, these RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs target grocery distribution, fresh produce (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus, eggs), meal preparation and delivery, and food-service supplies—not specialty dried fruit. A business development team evaluating pursuit under this code should treat the recent-opportunities data as unreliable for commodity assessment and verify the correct UNSPSC classification before proceeding.