UNSPSC 50551523: Canned or jarred non GMO empire apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO empire apples that have been canned or jarred 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 50551523 Canned or jarred non-GMO Empire apples is a Commodity code representing specialty preserved apple products that state and local governments procure infrequently and narrowly—the recent opportunities block contains no active solicitations matching this specific code. The single relevant opportunity in the dataset is the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce (posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026), which specifies applesauce rather than whole canned apples and carries a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity suggests this code sees negligible recent buying volume. School districts, state correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies occasionally purchase canned fruit products for food service, but the applesauce and other canned/jarred fruit solicitations in the current block are tagged to broader commodity codes, not to this narrowly defined apple-specific Commodity code.

Oregon is the only jurisdiction with a canned apple-adjacent opportunity in the recent record, and only that single applesauce ITB surfaces with a July 2026 close date. The code's recent activity is too sparse to characterize issuing-body mix or geographic spread meaningfully. If your firm pursues preserved apple products, monitor broader Commodity codes covering canned fruits (50551500-level codes) and school nutrition food service contracts rather than relying on this specific code; the evidence suggests state and local buyers either tag such purchases to parent-level codes or source applesauce and other processed fruits through standing food-service distributor contracts rather than standalone commodity procurements.