UNSPSC 50612703: Canned or jarred Non GMO chinese celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO chinese celery 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 50612703 Canned or jarred Non GMO chinese celery, a Commodity code, sees limited direct activity in recent state and local procurements; the code itself does not appear in the recent solicitation block, and opportunities tagged to this taxonomy tier typically span broader food-service categories rather than ingredient-specific items. State and local governments buying under this code would be acquiring prepared or preserved celery products for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, health and human services institutions, and veterans' homes. The kinds of issuing bodies are primarily state departments (corrections, health and human services), school districts, and county education boards that manage large-scale food operations. When canned or jarred vegetables do surface in recent RFPs and IFBs, they appear as line items within comprehensive food procurement solicitations rather than as standalone buys.

The recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations for canned celery or branded Non-GMO celery products. The broader context reveals active state and local demand for canned and fresh produce across Texas (HHSC supplemental food and consumable products for state-supported living centers; TDCJ cafeteria food products), Oregon (ODOC canned tomato and tomato paste procurements), Georgia (school district produce and food supply bids across multiple counties), Illinois (veterans home food orders), and Missouri (school nutrition grocery and NOI items). These jurisdictions are soliciting canned vegetables, fresh produce, and prepared foods on recurring annual or quarterly cycles through RFPs, IFBs, and RFQs with response dates ranging from late January through June 2026. The absence of a recent standalone opportunity for this specific commodity suggests limited standalone procurement activity — entities buying canned celery are doing so as part of consolidated food-service contracts where the line item sits beneath broader UNSPSC Family or Class codes covering canned goods, vegetable products, or food supplies. Business development professionals should monitor school nutrition programs and state facility food-service contracts in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Oregon where canned-produce activity is visible, but expect to pursue this commodity as a subordinate line item within larger food-procurement RFPs rather than as a dedicated solicitation.