UNSPSC 50542801: Frozen non GMO hudson bay currants

The variety of non GMO currants known as non GMO hudson bay currants 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 50542801 Frozen non-GMO Hudson Bay currants, a Commodity-level code, addresses a narrow product line that state and local governments rarely procure as standalone items; recent opportunities show currants embedded in much broader food-service categories rather than solicited independently. State and local buyers purchasing under this code typically acquire frozen currants as part of large cafeteria or nutrition-services food buys, where currants appear among dozens or hundreds of shelf-stable and frozen items supplied to school districts, county social services departments, and municipal food programs. The issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), county boards of commissioners (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia), with school nutrition programs representing the dominant customer segment across National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program contracts.

Recent opportunities show food solicitations concentrated in Georgia and Connecticut. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items due June 26, 2026; Early County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB for approximately 300 food items and 60 non-food products due June 8, 2026; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) posted an IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) posted an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, due June 30, 2026; and the State of Georgia posted an IFB for food, supplies, and other kitchen products due June 22, 2026. Currants do not appear by name in any of these recent posting summaries, indicating that the code shows little direct procurement activity at the state and local level and that frozen currants—when purchased—remain buried within broad food-service aggregations rather than solicited as a distinct commodity.