UNSPSC 50552909: Canned or jarred non GMO khalas dates

The variety of non GMO dates known as non GMO khalas dates 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 50552909 Canned or jarred non-GMO khalas dates (Commodity) does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The twelve opportunities posted between January and July 2026 tagged to this code represent unrelated food service categories—canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, generic food consumables, and main-line meal service—but no solicitation names khalas dates or any date product as the subject. Oregon Department of Corrections, Austin Independent School District, State of Illinois, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Schools, City of Bridgeport, and multiple other school districts and health agencies are all actively procuring food products under various UNSPSC categories, but the specific commodity identified in this code is absent from their buys.

The code assignment appears to be a taxonomy mismatch rather than a signal of inactive procurement. State and local food service buyers—particularly school districts, corrections departments, and health agencies across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, and Missouri—are executing RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for bulk food supply contracts in the $1.5 million to $9 million range, but their stated needs and line-item specifications do not extend to khalas dates. Unless the issuing body has independently classified date products under this code despite soliciting other items, the Commodity does not currently represent a pursued purchasing category in the state and local marketplace.