UNSPSC 50556403: Canned or jarred non GMO rugosa rose hips

The variety of non GMO rose hips known as non GMO rugosa rose hips 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 50556403 Canned or jarred non-GMO rugosa rose hips (Commodity) does not reflect the actual scope of recent state and local food procurement activity tagged under this code. The recent opportunities show institutional food service buying for shelf-stable canned and jarred products—applesauce, mixed canned vegetables, fruits, proteins, and general food commodities for schools, corrections departments, health and human services facilities, and county nutrition programs—but rugosa rose hips do not appear in any of the posted solicitations. The code's nominal commodity is too narrow to describe what state and local governments are actually purchasing under this taxonomy entry, and the recent activity does not support rugosa rose hips as a material procurement category.

State and local issuing bodies posting food procurement activity include county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education, Georgia), county commissioners (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Georgia), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Texas; Bridgeport Board of Education, Connecticut), and criminal justice agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Recent opportunities span Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with activity concentrated in school nutrition programs and state institutional food service. Representative recent procurements include Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, and vegetables) with quotes due October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per case historically, bids due July 31, 2026; the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million, proposals due July 13, 2026; and the City of Bridgeport BNB053266 for 115 line items of food commodities including eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit products under Buy American requirements, bids due June 26, 2026.