UNSPSC 50535820: Dried non GMO catalina plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO catalina plums 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 50535820 Dried non-GMO catalina plums is a Commodity code, but the source shows no recent state and local procurement activity specifically for dried catalina plums. The recent opportunities tagged under this code span broad food service procurement — school nutrition grocery, fresh produce, senior meal delivery, and institutional food supply — but none explicitly reference dried plums or similar dried fruit items as a primary line item or standalone product being solicited.

The mismatch between the code's specific product scope and the actual work being bought reflects how state and local procurement offices classify opportunities. School districts, county nutrition programs, and institutional food service providers do purchase dried fruits as part of comprehensive food supply contracts, but these items appear embedded within larger meal-preparation and grocery-supply RFPs rather than as targeted procurements for a single dried-fruit commodity. The code shows little standalone pursuit opportunity at present.