UNSPSC 50555410: Canned or jarred non GMO comice pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO comice pears 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 50555410 Canned or jarred non-GMO Comice pears, a Commodity code, shows minimal direct recent activity — the source contains no posted solicitations specifically requesting this product. State and local governments rarely if ever procure canned pears as a standalone line item; when they buy canned fruit at all, it typically appears as part of broader food-service buys spanning multiple commodities. The one solicitation nominally tagged to this code, Oregon Department of Corrections S2910000016081 (Fruit Pears, posted February 20, 2026, due March 6, 2026), lacks substantive detail in the source material, leaving the scope unclear.

The recent opportunities block instead shows repeated activity in adjacent food categories — canned applesauce (Oregon DOC), dried fruit bars and apple crisps (Austin ISD), fresh produce (multiple school districts and state agencies), and mixed food commodities for correctional facilities, schools, and state-supported living centers across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health services, school districts ranging from small rural systems to large urban districts like Dallas and Fairfax County, and county boards of education. When canned fruit does appear, it is embedded in larger weekly or annual grocery contracts rather than purchased separately. The code's narrow specificity — non-GMO Comice pears in cans or jars — does not match the procurement patterns actually documented in recent state and local RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, and IFBs, suggesting this code either receives no active use for state and local contracting or the activity is too sparse to surface in current opportunities.