UNSPSC 50601503: Frozen Non GMO french artichokes

The variety of Non GMO artichokes known as Non GMO french artichokes that have been frozen 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 50601503 Frozen Non GMO french artichokes, a Commodity-level code, represents a narrow product line within the broader frozen-vegetable category that state and local governments purchase for food service operations. However, recent state and local solicitations show no specific demand for frozen non-GMO french artichokes; instead, issuing bodies are procuring general food items for senior services, school meal programs, and institutional food service where vegetables figure as part of a larger mixed basket. Gwinnett County's October 2026 informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services included canned vegetables but not frozen artichokes; Early County Board of Education's June 2026 bid for school breakfast and lunch programs requested approximately 300 food items encompassing vegetables, fruits, and proteins but did not itemize frozen artichokes separately; and the State of Georgia's May 2026 food, supplies, and kitchen-products procurement referenced an attached solicitation document without line-item specifics. The issuing bodies active in this product space are county boards of commissioners managing senior services and nutrition programs, school district food-service operations under USDA meal-program requirements, and state-level institutional-food procurement offices.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, where Gwinnett County, Early County Board of Education, and the State of Georgia all posted food-procurement opportunities between May and October 2026. The Gwinnett County solicitation (IWQ 140229, RFQ, due October 19, 2026) required delivery to a senior services center with strict compliance, food-safety, and labeling requirements; the Early County Board of Education bid (FY27 Food Bid, due June 8, 2026) emphasized domestic sourcing, whole-grain specifications, low-sodium formulations, and products without added sugars or artificial additives for school meal programs. No issuing body across the recent opportunities explicitly solicited frozen non-GMO french artichokes, suggesting the code sees little relevant recent procurement activity in state and local markets.