UNSPSC 50535509: Dried non GMO principe ito persimmons

The variety of non GMO persimmons known as non GMO principe ito persimmons 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 50535509 Dried non-GMO Príncipe Ito persimmons is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific dried fruit product, but recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show little activity directly aligned to the commodity scope. The most-recent-opportunities block contains six solicitations across school districts, county boards, and state health agencies, none of which name dried persimmons as a line item or focus product. Instead, the tagged opportunities solicit broad grocery and food-service categories spanning fresh produce, meal preparation and delivery, packaged meal boxes, and institutional food supply — domains where dried persimmons may appear as one item among hundreds, but rarely as a primary procurement focus.

The opportunities span geographically dispersed issuing bodies: the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Board of Education sought grocery items for the National School Lunch Program (IFB due June 30, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce including specialty items (IFB due June 26, 2026); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) sought senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289 due June 25, 2026, estimated at $17.8 million over three years); the State of Georgia requested food, supplies, and kitchen products (due June 22, 2026); and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged meal boxes for summer food service (bid due April 29, 2026). The code shows recent activity across Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi school nutrition and institutional food programs, but the mismatch between the commodity's name and the actual scope of work being bought suggests either misclassification or incidental inclusion within much larger multi-item food supply contracts where dried persimmons are unlikely to command standalone attention or pricing leverage.