UNSPSC 50612004: Canned or jarred Non GMO chinese broccoli

The variety of Non GMO broccoli known as Non GMO chinese broccoli 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 50612004 Canned or jarred Non-GMO Chinese broccoli is a Commodity code representing a highly specialized food product with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The source shows no solicitations requesting this specific commodity in the opportunities block; instead, the recent procurement landscape under canned-vegetable codes is dominated by broader categories such as canned tomatoes, canned foods for institutional food service, and generalized grocery procurement that may include canned vegetables as line items within larger mixed-category bids.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting food products include school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County School System in Georgia), state institutional facilities (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state hospitals and supported living centers, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois for veterans homes), and county purchasing offices (Muscogee County School District in Georgia). School districts represent the dominant buyer base for canned and jarred food products, with procurement activity spanning the Southeast (Georgia, Florida) and broader regions including Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Recent opportunities in canned-vegetable procurement focus on volume institutional food service rather than specialty items—Oregon Department of Corrections solicited 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (ITB S2910000016405, due June 19, 2026), and Texas HHSC requested supplemental food and consumables including 210 line items covering standard canned goods for state hospitals and living centers (IFB HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026). School nutrition programs across Georgia and Missouri have posted multiple RFPs and IFBs for comprehensive grocery procurement with response dates from April through June 2026, but these typically bundle canned vegetables as a small fraction of hundreds of line items spanning proteins, dairy, fresh produce, and prepared foods rather than procuring canned broccoli as a distinct commodity. The absence of recent solicitations specifically naming Non-GMO canned Chinese broccoli signals this code either sees infrequent use by state and local buyers or is not the preferred classification for actual procurements of this product.