UNSPSC 50533201: Dried non GMO early sulphur gooseberries

The variety of non GMO gooseberries known as non GMO early sulphur gooseberries 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 50533201 Dried non-GMO early sulphur gooseberries is a Commodity code that nominally covers specialty dried fruit products, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little direct alignment with that narrow product line. Instead, state and local governments are soliciting food service and nutrition products under this code designation across a much broader scope — including fresh produce, packaged meal boxes, prepared senior meals, and comprehensive grocery procurement for school food services and state-supported living facilities. The issuing bodies span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state purchasing offices (State of Georgia). Most recent opportunities reflect National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP food safety plans, and firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges — standard requirements across institutional food procurement.

Recent activity spans multiple states and contract types. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an RFQ (BNB052266) on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting school food service, with delivery to a central warehouse and school sites on a one-for-one pallet exchange basis and contract term July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB (SN002-2027) on June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items across multiple produce categories for the 2026–27 school year. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289) due June 25, 2026, with an estimated contract value of $17.8 million over three years. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB (HHS0017449) on July 13, 2026, for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with historical annual spend of $1.5 million. The code shows little recent activity under its literal product definition and appears to be a miscoded or overly broad assignment for the institutional food procurement work actually being pursued.