UNSPSC 50533446: Dried non GMO jade seedless grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO jade seedless 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 50533446 Dried non-GMO jade seedless grapes (Commodity) does not match the work state and local governments are actually soliciting under this code. The recent opportunities in the data block describe procurement of fresh produce, grocery items, meal services, and eggs for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service—none of which involve dried grapes of any variety. The code's nominal scope (a single specialty dried fruit product) is too narrow to reflect realistic state and local buying patterns, and the recent solicitations tagged to this code appear to be mislabeled or incorrectly associated with the commodity designation. No state or local solicitations for dried jade seedless grapes, or dried grapes more broadly, appear in the recent-opportunities dataset.

Across the opportunities shown—spanning school districts in Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, and Virginia; county governments in Florida and Georgia; state agencies in Texas and Georgia; and cities in Bridgeport, Meriden, and Dallas—the actual procurement focus is fresh produce, boxed meals, comprehensive grocery supply, and catering services. The mismatch between the UNSPSC commodity code and the solicitations tagged to it suggests either data-quality issues in the source system or a cataloging error. Business development professionals should verify the correct UNSPSC codes for produce-related opportunities before pursuing activity under this code.