UNSPSC 50613606: Canned or jarred Non GMO large rooted magdeburg endives

The variety of Non GMO endives known as Non GMO large rooted magdeburg endives 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 50613606 Canned or jarred Non GMO large rooted magdeburg endives (Commodity) describes specialty preserved vegetable products, but the code shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span broad food service provisioning for state institutions, school districts, and county services — including fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, canned vegetables, and food service supplies — rather than the specific non-GMO magdeburg endive product the code nominates. State and local governments are actively buying shelf-stable and prepared foods for cafeterias, state supported living centers, correctional facilities, and senior services programs, but the opportunities in the source do not isolate canned or jarred endives as a line item or contract focus.

The issuing bodies across recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple state supported living center food contracts), the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and school districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and Ben Hill County Schools. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas HHS Commission's IFB for consumables and noncontract items at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due August 25, 2026, covering 20 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies), the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026, with a prior purchase at $13.75 per case), and Ben Hill County Schools' school nutrition food bid (due June 15, 2026, encompassing multiple food categories across four school locations). If your firm supplies specialty preserved vegetables or non-GMO endive products, activity under this specific code warrants close monitoring, as current procurement notices suggest demand for broader commodity food categories rather than this narrowly defined product line.