UNSPSC 50535825: Dried non GMO ebony may plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO ebony may 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 50535825 Dried non GMO ebony may plums is a Commodity code that in practice captures a narrow slice of school nutrition and institutional food service procurement. State and local governments do not currently solicit dried ebony may plums as a line item; instead, the code appears in a larger grocery and fresh-produce sourcing context where school districts and state nutrition facilities buy food staples through broad solicitations that span produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared items. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District) and state-level human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for senior meal services). These entities source food under the National School Lunch Program and related federal nutrition standards, which impose Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), allergen controls (nut-free requirements), whole-grain mandates, and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act compliance.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Texas. The Bridgeport Board of Education issued an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items with a June 30, 2026 response deadline; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with historical volume around $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce for school year 2027 under IFB #SN002-2027 with a June 26, 2026 due date; and Hillsborough County (Florida) issued an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17.8 million over three years, due June 25, 2026. The State of Georgia also posted a broad food and kitchen-products RFQ due June 22, 2026. No recent solicitation names dried ebony may plums or equivalent specialty dried fruits as a specified item, signaling low current demand under this specific code.