UNSPSC 50626607: Non GMO lesser yam purees

The variety of Non GMO yams known as Non GMO lesser yams. 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 50626607 Non GMO lesser yam purees is a Commodity code that in practice spans a much broader range of food procurement than its narrow name suggests. Recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show buying of shelf-stable and prepared food products, frozen and fresh proteins, dairy items, canned vegetables, condiments, and food service supplies for institutional food service operations — notably including cafeteria systems, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and county senior services programs. The issuing bodies are mixed: state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia, Illinois), county governments (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County), school districts (Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools), state correctional systems (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and occasionally special-purpose state agencies. Texas agencies appear repeatedly as buyers under this code, particularly the Health and Human Services Commission, which has posted multiple IFBs for consumables and food products to supply state-supported living centers.

The code shows recent activity across at least four states: Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois. Texas dominates the recent-opportunity list with five separate solicitations from state health and human services agencies and the correctional system between May and October 2026, ranging from smaller campus canteen orders (HHS IFB HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026, 22 line items) to a statewide supplemental food procurement covering state hospitals and living centers (HHS0016792V2, 210 line items, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years). Georgia school districts have posted comparable food bids targeting multiple schools and emphasizing USDA standards and Child Nutrition compliance (Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026; Burke County Public Schools, due June 5, 2026 at the Board of Education offices, approximately 400 line items). Oregon's Department of Corrections solicited canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, 7,616 cases, due June 19, 2026) with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an informal written quote for shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, and vegetables for senior services (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., delivery to Lawrenceville, Georgia).