UNSPSC 50613610: Canned or jarred Non GMO rossa di verona endives

The variety of Non GMO endives known as Non GMO rossa di verona 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 50613610 Canned or jarred Non GMO rossa di verona endives is a Commodity code that nominally identifies a specific preserved vegetable product, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it show little activity aligned with that narrow scope. The recent opportunities instead span broad consumable food procurement across multiple product categories — fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, dry goods, condiments, and food service supplies — solicited by state health and human services agencies, departments of corrections, and school districts for institutional feeding programs including state supported living centers, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and school nutrition operations. The issuing bodies are predominantly state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, State of Georgia) and county or school district nutrition programs (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools).

Recent opportunities reflect activity across Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for supplemental and consumable food products serving statewide institutions, including IFB HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, responses due July 13, 2026, prior period value $1.5 million) and HHS0016792v2 (210 line items across fresh, frozen, and refrigerated foods for state hospitals and living centers, bid deadline March 19, 2026, maximum contract value $4.5 million over three years). The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better (IFB S2910000017145, bids due June 19, 2026, prior purchase $13.75 per case). School nutrition programs in Georgia—Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, bids due June 15, 2026, hundreds of line items) and Burke County Public Schools (sealed bids due June 5, 2026)—procure nearly 400 line items each across protein, produce, and dairy for multi-school districts. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods including canned proteins, rice, pasta, and vegetables (IWQ 140229, quotes due October 19, 2026). The code shows little recent procurement activity specifically for Non GMO rossa di verona endives; the tag appears misaligned with the institutional food categories and volumes actually being bought.