UNSPSC 50542603: Frozen non GMO fo shoukan citrons

The variety of non GMO citrons known as non GMO fo shoukan citrons that have been frozen 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 50542603 Frozen non-GMO fo shoukan citrons, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The code's nominal scope specifies a narrow frozen specialty produce item, yet the recent solicitations tagged to this code solicited broad shelf-stable grocery items, fresh produce, and school lunch program staples — peanut butter, canned proteins, breakfast cereals, frozen vegetables, fresh apples and berries, dairy, and meats. State and local governments buying under this code designation are procuring general-purpose food inventory for senior services, school nutrition programs, and public institutions, not specialty frozen citrons. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County), the State of Georgia, and municipalities (City of Bridgeport). The scope typically spans 35 to over 1,100 line items per solicitation, with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP compliance, and delivery windows constrained to business hours Monday through Friday.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut. Gwinnett County posted an IWQ on October 13, 2026 for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026, with delivery to the Senior Services Center in Lawrenceville by December 7, 2026. Hancock County Board of Education issued an IFB on June 10, 2026 for fresh produce across 200+ line items for the 2026–27 school year, with bids due June 26, 2026 and delivery to three school sites. The City of Bridgeport posted a grocery items bid on June 30, 2026 supporting the National School Lunch Program for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, spanning 1,100+ line items with blind-sample testing and $1 million liability insurance required. Early County Board of Education solicited line-by-line food and non-food bids on May 11, 2026 for 300+ items due June 8, 2026, covering meats, dairy, vegetables, fruits, and paper supplies for a July 2026 start. The mismatch between the code's specialty designation and the broad commodity purchasing activity suggests either systematic miscoding or a data alignment issue in the source system.