UNSPSC 50535511: Dried non GMO sharon fruit persimmon

The variety of non GMO persimmons known as non GMO sharon fruit persimmon that has 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 50535511 Dried non-GMO sharon fruit persimmon, a Commodity code, sees minimal direct application in state and local procurement; recent opportunities tagged to this code do not solicit dried sharon fruit or specialty persimmons, but rather broad grocery, produce, and meal-service categories across K-12 school districts, county health departments, and municipal purchasing offices.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity is pronounced. The source opportunities span school nutrition programs (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, and Douglas County School System), state-supported living centers (Texas HHSC), county senior meal services (Hillsborough County, Florida), and municipal meal delivery for city events (City of Dallas). These solicitations request fresh produce assortments, grocery staples, frozen items, dairy, proteins, beverages, and prepared meals—not dried specialty fruits. Recent IFBs and RFPs from Georgia (fresh produce, food supplies), Texas (consumable products), Florida (congregate and home-delivered senior meals), and Connecticut (commercial groceries and USDA Foods) show active procurement volume but no targeting of dried persimmons or similar specialty dried-fruit commodities. The code appears inactive or misapplied in current state and local buying patterns.