UNSPSC 50551547: Canned or jarred non GMO jonathan apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO jonathan 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 50551547 Canned or jarred non-GMO Jonathan apples (Commodity) does not align with the state and local procurement activity recorded under this code. The recent opportunities block shows no solicitations for the narrowly specified product — canned or jarred apples — that the code describes. Instead, the opportunities reflect broad food-service procurement across multiple categories: canned applesauce (Oregon Department of Corrections), dried fruit bars and apple crisps (Austin Independent School District), weekly food orders with brand-specific requirements (State of Illinois), general food and consumable products (Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice), fresh produce including multiple apple varieties (Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, and Douglas County School System), and food supply and distribution services (Dallas Independent School District and Douglas County School System). The code appears to capture a single narrow commodity input that state and local procurement offices do not solicit in isolation; procurement activity in this space is driven by school nutrition programs, institutional food services, and correctional facilities purchasing integrated meal components rather than specific canned-apple products.

State and local issuing bodies actively buying food products under codes near this commodity include school districts (Austin ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Dallas ISD, and Douglas County School System), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and State of Georgia), and regional cooperatives sourcing for multiple districts. The geographic spread spans Oregon, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Virginia, Missouri, and other states. However, no recent opportunities are tagged directly to UNSPSC 50551547 or solicit canned Jonathan apples as a line item. The code shows little to no recent relevant activity in state and local procurement.