UNSPSC 50552801: Canned or jarred non GMO hudson bay currants

The variety of non GMO currants known as non GMO hudson bay currants 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 50552801 Canned or jarred non-GMO Hudson Bay currants is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. While the code nominally describes a specific preserved fruit product, the recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect broad food-service and food-supply procurement across multiple product categories, none of which specifically feature Hudson Bay currants or even specialty preserved fruits.

The recent opportunities under this code span state departments, county boards of education, school districts, and municipal nutrition centers procuring general shelf-stable and fresh food products for corrections facilities, veterans homes, senior services, state supported living centers, and school meal programs. Issuing bodies include the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia state procurement, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Austin Independent School District (Texas), the City of Bridgeport Connecticut, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County's IFB 140229 Purchase of Food Items (response due October 19, 2026) requesting 1,062 cases of shelf-stable products including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, and canned vegetables; Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce (due July 31, 2026) covering 4,760 cases to Salem-area distribution; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide (210 line items spanning fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated products across state hospitals and supported living centers). The geographic spread concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. The mismatch between the code name and current procurement activity suggests either improper code assignment by issuing bodies or dormant purchasing for this specific commodity line, making the code an unreliable indicator of actual buying patterns under this taxonomy designation.