UNSPSC 50535435: Dried non GMO passe crasanne pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO passe crasanne pears 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 50535435 Dried non-GMO Passe Crasanne pears is a Commodity code that does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a single variety of dried pears—is too narrow to match the broad grocery and food-service solicitations present in the available recent-opportunities dataset. School districts, county systems, and municipal agencies are soliciting comprehensive grocery procurement (including fresh and frozen produce, dairy, proteins, grains, and prepared items), fresh produce supply contracts spanning dozens of fruit and vegetable types, and prepared meal services. None of these solicitations reference dried pears, specialty dried fruit, or narrow commodity lines. The mismatch suggests either that this specific dried pear product is not actively procured by state and local entities at present, or that when pears or dried fruit are needed, they are sourced as line items within broader food-service or produce contracts rather than through commodity-level solicitations.

The recent-opportunities block shows active procurement in school nutrition programs (Bridgeport Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Hancock County and Bulloch County school systems, Meriden Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County schools, Douglas County schools), county and state meal services (Hillsborough County senior meals at approximately $17.8 million over three years; Texas Health and Human Services Commission El Paso facility food service), and municipal meal delivery (City of Dallas boxed meal procurement). Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Vendors pursuing this code should verify with state and local nutrition directors whether dried specialty pears appear in their sourcing specifications or whether fruit needs are consolidated under broader produce contracts.