UNSPSC 50595907: Dried Non GMO hative de niort shallots

The variety of Non GMO shallots known as Non GMO hative de niort shallots 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 50595907 Dried Non-GMO Native de Niort Shallots, a Commodity code, appears in state and local procurement systems but shows minimal mapping to actual buying activity in the recent opportunities captured. The code nominally describes a specialty dried produce item, yet the sourcing patterns in the opportunities block reflect broad-based fresh and processed food procurement for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations—categories that do not align with specialty shallot sourcing or dried produce supply chains.

Recent opportunities spanning Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Mississippi focus on mass-volume fresh produce (apples, carrots, berries, leafy greens), packaged grocery items, eggs, dairy, frozen entrees, and meal preparation and delivery services. The Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs names approximately 72 line items across multiple produce categories but does not reference shallots, dried or otherwise. The Hancock County Schools procurement specifies over 200 fresh produce items (apples by variety, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, citrus) with firm pricing and weekly delivery; similarly, school districts and senior meal programs across the source material solicit standardized fresh and shelf-stable products under Buy American and nutrition-standards compliance. No recent opportunity identifies dried specialty shallots as a line item or category. The mismatch between the code's name and the buying patterns in the source suggests that either the code is misapplied to dried-produce categories that state and local entities rarely procure as standalone items, or procurement offices are tagging broader vegetable and produce commodities under this code without precision. This code merits low-priority pursuit absent evidence of active, recurring demand from state or local nutrition, food service, or institutional procurement offices.