UNSPSC 50534444: Dried non GMO wekiwa tangerines

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO wekiwa tangerines 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 50534444 Dried non-GMO Wekiwa tangerines (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged to this code. The single recent opportunity posted under this UNSPSC category—a solicitation by the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases for grocery items to support the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services—covers a broad range of food products spanning breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, and meat products across over 1,100 line items. The remaining opportunities in the dataset (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Georgia state agencies, school districts in Mississippi, Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas) all address general grocery procurement, fresh produce in multiple varieties, meal preparation and delivery services, and food supply distribution—none of which specifically feature dried tangerines or correspond to this narrow commodity code.

The mismatch between the code's stated scope and actual procurement activity suggests that this UNSPSC category either is not actively used by state and local buying offices for specific tangerine procurement, or opportunities tagged to it are broadly miscoded. School districts, county boards of education, state departments of health and human services, and municipal purchasing offices are the primary issuing bodies across the dataset, with food service solicitations concentrated in Georgia, Connecticut, Texas, Florida, and Mississippi. The representative opportunities instead track general grocery, fresh produce, meals-ready-to-eat, and food distribution services—categories that may be better characterized under broader produce or grocery codes rather than this dried-fruit commodity designation. Active pursuit of opportunities under this code requires verification that actual state and local demand for dried tangerines exists in the market.