UNSPSC 50547229: Frozen non GMO sicilian olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO sicilian olives 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 50547229 Frozen non-GMO Sicilian olives, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The code's narrow product definition describes a specific frozen olive variety, yet the opportunities tagged to this code span broad grocery and food-service procurement for school nutrition programs, fresh produce, and institutional food supply and distribution services across multiple categories and product lines. The recent solicitations do not mention Sicilian olives or frozen olive products at any specification level, indicating a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being bought in the market.

State and local procurement activity under this code shows no relevant recent opportunities. The nine opportunities posted between January and June 2026 include school districts and city purchasing offices across Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri seeking suppliers for institutional food service—grocery items, fresh produce, eggs, and main-line food distribution—but none address frozen non-GMO Sicilian olives or products within the frozen specialty-produce category. This code appears to be a mislabeling artifact rather than an active procurement category in state and local contracting.