UNSPSC 50553308: Canned or jarred non GMO star ruby grapefruit

The variety of non GMO grapefruit known as non GMO star ruby grapefruit that has 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 50553308 Canned or jarred non-GMO star ruby grapefruit is a Commodity code, but the recent opportunities sourced under this code show little alignment with its nominal scope. The code appears in state and local procurement databases tagged to food service contracts, yet the represented opportunities document procurements for canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and broad food-supply categories rather than grapefruit specifically. School districts, state corrections and health agencies, and municipal nutrition services dominate the issuing bodies, with activity concentrated in the South and mid-Atlantic regions—Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Connecticut, and Oregon—where K-12 food service and institutional meal programs drive volume. The mix includes IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs, typically structured as annual or multi-year contracts with firm fixed pricing and delivery to central warehouses or distributed school locations.

The only opportunity directly tagged to this code that names a specific product is Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453, posted July 10, 2026, with bids due July 31, 2026, for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (not grapefruit) to be delivered in five truck loads to ODOC's Central Distribution Center in Salem, Oregon, at a historical price of $21.84 per case awarded to Robbins Sales in June 2026. The remaining opportunities—from Hancock County Schools for fresh produce, Douglas County School System for fresh produce and eggs and food supply and distribution, Rockwood School District for grocery items, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System for fresh produce, Liberty County Board of Education for food products, Muscogee County School District for produce, Dallas ISD for various food products, Texas Health and Human Services Commission for supplemental food and consumables, and Bridgeport Board of Education for commodities—represent procurement activity in adjacent food categories under the same or closely related codes. The persistent mismatch between the code name and the actual goods being bought suggests either tagging inconsistency in state procurement systems or that this commodity code functions as a catch-all for canned and jarred fruit products across the food service sector rather than a grapefruit-specific line.