UNSPSC 50556229: Canned or jarred non GMO yu-shan raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberries known as non GMO yu-shan raspberry 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 50556229 Canned or jarred non-GMO yu-shan raspberry is a Commodity code that sees little purchasing activity under its exact specification; state and local governments buying canned fruit products under related codes are instead acquiring canned applesauce, mixed canned fruits, and broader fruit inventories for institutional food service. The recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations for yu-shan raspberry specifically. The issuing bodies pursuing canned fruit procurement span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas Independent School District), and special-purpose districts, with school district nutrition programs driving the bulk of canned-fruit-adjacent volume. Canned applesauce appears in two Oregon Department of Corrections ITBs (S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026, and S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026), each requesting approximately 1,900–4,760 cases delivered in bulk truck loads to Central Distribution Center in Salem; the historical award price runs $21.82–$21.84 per case. Broader food-service procurement by state institutions and school districts pulls in supplemental canned goods, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared foods, but specialized canned fruit like yu-shan raspberry does not appear in the recent posting sample.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon Department of Corrections posts regularly for canned fruit under ITB (applesauce); Texas health and human services agencies solicit for supplemental food and consumables across 23 qualified ordering entities statewide; Georgia school districts (Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham) pursue fresh produce and bulk grocery procurement; and Midwest school districts (Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Liberty County in Indiana implied by context) bid groceries and specialty foods. No recent state or local opportunities explicitly reference yu-shan raspberry or non-GMO specialty canned fruit. The code shows a mismatch between its narrow commodity specification and current institutional purchasing patterns, which favor standardized canned fruits (applesauce, pears, mixed fruit) meeting USDA commodity standards and Buy American provisions rather than imported or specialty variants. Vendors pursuing this code should verify whether state and local procurement offices classify their products under broader canned-fruit families (50550000 or 50560000 range) rather than this specific commodity designation.