UNSPSC 50616701: Canned or jarred Non GMO african bitter yams

The variety of Non GMO yams known as Non GMO african bitter yams 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 50616701 Canned or jarred Non-GMO African bitter yams (Commodity) describes a narrow food product that state and local governments source as part of broader food-service and nutrition procurement, though the code sees minimal standalone activity. State and local institutions purchase shelf-stable food items under this code as components of larger consumables bids serving institutional cafeterias, food pantries, state facilities, and school nutrition programs. The issuing bodies are varied — state health and human services commissions, county purchasing offices, school districts, and state correctional and supported living facilities. Work solicited under the code appears embedded within larger food-procurement efforts rather than as discrete line items; representative recent solicitations from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHS0018082 and HHS0017872) issued IFBs for consumables and food products to supply state supported living centers, with response dates in August and October 2026. The Ben Hill County Schools Food Bid (PE61000NONST2027000000006, due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools School Nutrition Food Bid (PE55037NONST2027000000007, due June 5, 2026) in Georgia similarly encompass dozens of food line items as part of comprehensive school nutrition procurement.

Recent activity clusters in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple food and consumables solicitations serving state supported living centers and state hospitals statewide; Georgia school districts and counties are active in the school nutrition and county services space. An Oregon Department of Corrections IFB (S2910000017145) for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026) and an Illinois State IFB for quarterly food orders (27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026) indicate broader geographic spread. No recent opportunities explicitly list canned or jarred Non-GMO African bitter yams as a line item; the code's nominal product does not appear in any of the summarized solicitations, suggesting minimal or no current procurement activity specifically for this commodity.