UNSPSC 50533202: Dried non GMO goldendrop gooseberries

The variety of non GMO gooseberries known as non GMO goldendrop 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 50533202 Dried non GMO goldendrop gooseberries is a Commodity code nominally denoting a single specialty produce line item, yet recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code do not reflect procurement of dried or specialty gooseberries specifically. Instead, the recent opportunities show a mismatch: the code has been applied to broad food service and nutrition solicitations spanning hundreds of line items across grocery staples, fresh produce, meal preparation, and consumable supplies for schools, health agencies, and senior nutrition programs. The actual scope under recent activity includes fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, breakfast and lunch staples, dairy, meat, condiments, and prepared meals—not the narrow commodity the code name suggests.

State and local buyers across school districts, county health authorities, and state nutrition agencies are the primary issuing bodies, with school-based nutrition programs and senior meal services dominating recent volume. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's National School Lunch Program with a due date of June 30, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) sought fresh produce under IFB #SN002-2027 with bids due June 26, 2026; the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged meal boxes for summer nutrition programs with sealed bids due April 29, 2026; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) requested senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years under ITB-26-00289 with bids due June 25, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 11, 2026 and a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. Recent activity spans Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and Texas, with school nutrition programs and state-level health and human services facilities as repeat buyers. The code shows little activity that reflects its stated commodity focus; the mismatch between the code name and the actual procurement patterns suggests either broad misclassification by issuing bodies or abandonment of the code for specialty dried produce in favor of general food service categories.