UNSPSC 50557029: Canned or jarred non GMO rose apples

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO rose apples 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 50557029 Canned or jarred non GMO rose apples (Commodity) shows no decision-relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally addresses a narrow produce category—canned or jarred non-GMO rose apples—yet the recent opportunities dataset contains fourteen school district, state agency, and county procurement records spanning February through July 2026, none of which solicit rose apples specifically or even canned fruit in that category. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Austin Independent School District, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and multiple Georgia school nutrition programs all posted solicitations for canned applesauce, fresh produce, fresh-frozen fruits and vegetables, and broad-based food service commodities during this window, but no agency named rose apples as a line item or procurement target.

State and local procurement activity under similar codes covers school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health service centers across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Connecticut, where buyers solicit canned fruit (chiefly applesauce), fresh produce bundles, and mixed food service commodities on RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB bases. The Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026) procured 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per case; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) covered food and consumables with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 (posted January 21, 2026, due February 18, 2026) budgeted approximately $9 million annually for main-line food distribution across 32 schools. The code as defined does not align with the actual state and local procurement mix captured in recent activity.