UNSPSC 50533401: Dried non GMO alicante grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO alicante grapes 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 50533401 Dried non-GMO Alicante grapes, a Commodity code, does not show recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The source includes no active solicitations for dried Alicante grapes or other dried fruit specialty items. The recent opportunities block contains fourteen procurement records spanning school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and general grocery supply—predominantly covering fresh produce, bulk food staples, prepared meals, and comprehensive grocery assortments for K-12 school districts, county and state agencies, and municipal governments. None of these solicitations name dried Alicante grapes or dried-fruit categories as line items or contract scope.

School districts dominate the issuing bodies in the dataset—Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) all procure food supply and fresh produce. County and municipal procuring entities including Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), the City of Dallas (Texas), and state agencies such as the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the State of Georgia also appear. Geographic clustering is evident in Georgia and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi. The mismatch between the code's nominal commodity (dried non-GMO Alicante grapes) and the actual procurement mix (fresh produce, bulk groceries, prepared meals, eggs) suggests either misclassification at the issuing body or that dried Alicante grapes are not a meaningful procurement line item in state and local food service markets at present.