UNSPSC 50532915: Dried non GMO yatimeh dates

The variety of non GMO dates known as non GMO yatimeh dates 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 50532915 Dried non GMO yatimeh dates is a Commodity code representing a single product line, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little relevance to the actual commodity. The City of Bridgeport, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Schools, Hillsborough County, the State of Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, the City of Dallas, and Douglas County Schools have all posted solicitations tagged to this code over the past six months, yet the opportunities span comprehensive school nutrition programs, senior meal preparation and delivery, fresh produce procurement, grocery supply, boxed meal services, and food distribution contracts—none of which specifically target dried yatimeh dates as a named line item or a material component of the award criteria.

State and local procurement activity under this code reflects broad school nutrition and public food service contracting driven by counties, school districts, and municipal purchasing offices, but the solicitations themselves do not reference yatimeh dates or dried date products as differentiated procurement needs. The representat recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases soliciting grocery items for the Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services (IFB, due June 30, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procuring food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, proposals due July 13, 2026), and Hancock County Schools requesting fresh produce bids for the 2026-27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). Geographic spread includes Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia, with activity concentrated in school districts and state agencies. The mismatch between the code's nominal commodity definition and the actual scope of recent solicitations suggests this code has been misapplied to broader food service procurement categories, making it an unreliable signal for vendors specializing in dried date products.