UNSPSC 50535860: Dried non GMO purple majesty plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO purple majesty 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 50535860 Dried non-GMO purple majesty plums is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line — dried purple majesty plums specifically — yet the recent solicitation record shows no state or local procurement activity tagged directly to this code. The five most recent opportunities posted under or near this code span grocery items, fresh produce, food and consumable products for institutional facilities, senior meal services, and packaged meal boxes for summer food programs, none of which reference dried plums or this specific dried-fruit variety. State and local governments do procure dried fruits as part of broader food and nutrition programs, but the narrow specificity of this Commodity code does not align with how jurisdictions actually solicit: school districts, county commissioners, and state health agencies issue RFPs and IFBs for aggregated food categories (fresh produce, grocery staples, institutional meal services) rather than single dried-fruit SKUs.

Geographic activity across recent food-procurement solicitations spans Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission for El Paso), Georgia (Hancock County Schools and State of Georgia), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), but none of these opportunities specifically name dried plums or items coded to 50535860. Issuing bodies include school districts (three), a county board of commissioners (one for senior meals), a state health agency (Texas), and a state procurement office (Georgia), all pursuing broader consumable-food categories tied to National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American provisions, and institutional nutrition standards. Without direct recent activity under this Commodity code, it signals either minimal state and local demand for this specific product, sparse vendor activity in this narrow category, or procurement vehicles that bundle dried fruits into higher-level UNSPSC families rather than Commodity-level codes. Business development professionals pursuing this code should verify demand through cooperative purchasing vehicles, state nutrition department contacts, and school-district RFQ records before building procurement infrastructure around a single dried-fruit variety.