UNSPSC 50613701: Canned or jarred Non GMO cantino fennel

The variety of Non GMO fennel known as Non GMO cantino fennel 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 50613701 Canned or jarred Non-GMO cantino fennel, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity posted under it. The recent opportunities solicited under this code span institutional food service across state health and human services agencies, county and school district nutrition programs, and state corrections departments—but the work being bought is broad food service supply including canned vegetables, prepared proteins, dairy products, condiments, and disposable food service supplies. The single most recent posting—Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026—requests 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with no reference to fennel or Non-GMO-specific cantino products. Earlier postings from June and August 2026 by the same issuer, plus solicitations from Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, all procure general food service supplies for cafeterias, state facilities, school nutrition programs, and canteen operations. The code appears to have been applied to general food procurement categories rather than a specialty fennel product line.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas (four postings from HHSC and TDCJ), Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and Gwinnett County), and Oregon (ODOC), with activity also in Illinois. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies, state corrections departments, school districts, county governments, and special districts. The most visible repeat buyer is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which posted two separate solicitations for Lufkin State Supported Living Center between August and October 2026, each requesting dozens of food and supply line items on IFB terms with delivery within seven days of order and pricing on an F.O.B. Destination basis. Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) and Burke County Public Schools (Georgia) each issued comprehensive school nutrition food bids covering hundreds of line items across multiple food categories for the 2026–2027 school year. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes in June 2026 with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent each and prior pricing from February 2026 at $13.75 per case. Absent a clear connection between the nominal code scope and the actual procurement activity, this code shows limited relevance to fennel-specific suppliers.