UNSPSC 50616868: Canned or jarred Non GMO yuca

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO yuca 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 50616868 Canned or jarred Non GMO yuca is a Commodity code used by state and local governments to procure specialty preserved vegetables, though the recent-opportunities block shows no solicitations specifically for yuca — the available records reflect broader institutional food procurement across produce, canned goods, and general grocery categories rather than this narrowly defined item.

The code appears to sit within the larger ecosystem of school nutrition and institutional food service purchasing. State and local issuing bodies using related canned and specialty produce codes include school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Douglas County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Muscogee County Schools in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia), state departments (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), and county purchasing offices. Recent solicitations show food procurement is dominated by IFB and RFP notices for annual or multi-year food supply contracts, with response dates typically four to eight weeks from posting. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (multiple school districts), Texas (state health and corrections), Oregon (state corrections), Missouri (school district), Illinois (state veterans facility), and Virginia (school district). Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 13, 2026) valued at $1.5 million in prior-year spending, the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, response due June 19, 2026), and Rockwood R-VI School District grocery solicitations for over 900 line items (response due April 29, 2026). No recent opportunities explicitly tag UNSPSC 50616868 or specify canned yuca procurement.