UNSPSC 50532916: Dried non GMO zahidi dates

The variety of non GMO dates known as non GMO zahidi 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 50532916 Dried non GMO zahidi dates is a Commodity code that classifies a single dried-fruit product line. State and local governments procure dried zahidi dates primarily through food-service and nutrition programs — most commonly school districts, county health and human services agencies, and municipal food-service operations that serve students, seniors, and residents in state-supported facilities. The dates appear in solicitations as line items within larger grocery, fresh produce, or food-and-consumable-products contracts rather than as standalone procurements. When present, they are bundled with cereals, snacks, dried fruits, condiments, and other shelf-stable foods meeting nutrition standards such as the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act or Adult Care Food Program requirements. Vendors supplying under this code must comply with Buy American provisions (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items), provide nutritional labeling and HACCP plans, maintain product liability and commercial general liability insurance, and accept delivery schedules tied to school calendars or facility meal-service operations.

The most-recent-state-local-contract opportunities show food-service procurement activity across Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, with school districts and county health agencies as dominant issuing bodies. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for over 1,100 grocery-line-items for the Bridgeport Board of Education (response due June 30, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested fresh produce bids with delivery to three school sites (IFB due June 26, 2026); Hillsborough County (Florida) sought senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026); and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) bid packaged meal boxes for summer nutrition programs (due April 29, 2026). The code shows minimal standalone activity — dried zahidi dates do not appear as a distinct line item in the recent postings reviewed, suggesting the commodity is either ordered in small volumes as a component of larger food contracts or sees limited demand in state and local nutrition procurement today.