UNSPSC 50553628: Canned or jarred non GMO merlot grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO merlot grapes 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 50553628 Canned or jarred non-GMO merlot grapes (Commodity) does not appear in state and local procurement activity tracked in recent solicitations. The code's nominal scope—shelf-stable, canned or jarred non-GMO merlot grapes—does not match the food procurement opportunities currently being solicited by state and local jurisdictions. Recent state and local solicitations under food-supply codes are purchasing broad categories of shelf-stable and fresh food products for institutional food service: canned applesauce, fresh produce, canned proteins, grains, dairy, frozen entrees, and consumables for schools, corrections facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services, and veterans' homes. Merlot grapes—a wine-production commodity—are not represented in any of the sample opportunities posted between May and October 2026.

The recent opportunities span issuing bodies including Georgia county boards of education, the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Connecticut city government, and independent school districts. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Texas. Without active procurement opportunities aligned to this specific commodity code, the code signals minimal current demand in state and local food service contracting at this tier.