UNSPSC 50616708: Canned or jarred Non GMO potato yams

The variety of Non GMO yams known as Non GMO potato 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 50616708 Canned or jarred Non GMO potato yams is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable tuber products that state and local agencies procure through institutional food-service supply chains. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show it capturing a narrow slice of broader food-procurement activity — the code itself names Non-GMO yams specifically, but the actual opportunities posted show institutions buying mixed canned and jarred vegetables (canned tomatoes, canned vegetables) alongside proteins, dairy, condiments, and fresh produce as part of comprehensive food-service bids rather than standalone yam procurements. The issuing bodies are state-agency food-service operations (Texas Health and Human Services Commission state supported living centers, Oregon Department of Corrections), school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), and county nutrition programs (Gwinnett County Department of Community Services). None of the recent opportunities explicitly name canned or jarred Non-GMO yams as a line item; the code appears underutilized or misclassified in current procurement practice.

The geographic spread of recent activity centers on Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission dominating the recent posting volume through multiple IFBs for state facility food service (Lufkin and El Paso State Supported Living Centers). No standalone procurement of canned yams appears in the recent opportunities block. A July 2026 Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (solicitation S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) exemplifies the institutional-scale canned-vegetable procurement activity visible under related codes, but the specific commodity of Non-GMO yams shows no corresponding recent solicitation. School-district food bids in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026; Burke County Public Schools, due June 5, 2026) and the HHSC institutional procurements contain hundreds of line items spanning fresh and frozen produce, but detailed line-item data confirming yam inclusion is not present in the available materials. Business development professionals should verify whether this code accurately reflects current purchasing practice or whether yam and tuber products are being tagged under broader produce or canned-vegetable categories instead.