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Strengthening Communities, Fueling Innovation,Growing the Economy February 2026 Manufacturers Feed America: Strengthening Communities, Fueling Innovation, Growing the Economy February 2026 National Association of Manufacturers Table of Contents Executive Summary6Manufacturers Feed America6Regulation and Innovation7Predictability: The Base of the (Food) Pyramid9Challenges to a Strong, Affordable and Reliable Food System9Regulation That Feeds Our Future10I. Manufacturers Keep Americans Safe, Fed and Employed11The Foundation of a Safe and Abundant Food Supply11Origins of the U.S. Food Regulatory Framework12An Innovative U.S. Food and Beverage Supply Chain as the Cornerstone of14Food Safety and Economic GrowthII. Innovation Expands Choice, Improves Nutrition and Grows the Economy18Packaging and Process Innovation that Protects Consumers18III. Food and Beverage Manufacturing as an Economic Engine19IV. Manufacturing Scale and Food Security22V. Lessons from Recent Disruptions About Industry–Government Collaboration23VI. Demystifying FDA’s Current Science-Based Approach to Food Safety24Scientific Approach: Risk-Based Assessment24FDA’s Premarket and Post-Market Review26Premarket Review26Post-Market Review28Food-Contact Materials and Food Packaging29VII. Manufacturers Drive American Innovation30VIII. Lessons for Policymakers32IX. Food and Beverage Manufacturers, Long-Term Partners in Public Health33 Executive Summary Manufacturers Feed America Behind every grocery store shelf is a carefully designed system that ensures American families can count onsafe, abundant and affordable food every day. The food and beverage industry is the largest manufacturingsector in the United States, connecting farms to factory floors to family tables. Anchored in world-classscience and rigorous safety standards, the U.S. food and beverage supply chain is a global leader—strengthening communities, fueling innovation and growing the economy. This outcome is not accidental. Itis becausemanufacturers feed America. The strength of this system is rooted in decades of sustained investment in science, technology, workforcedevelopment and operational excellence by manufacturers in the United States across the food andbeverage supply chain. It is built on a federal regulatory system grounded in science and risk-baseddecision-making, a combination that has enabled America’s global leadership to ensure a quality and robustfood supply, protect public health and drive innovation. It is a result of nationwide policy consistency,driving the certainty manufacturers depend upon to manage a highly complex supply chain, functionefficiently across state lines and deliver safe, affordable, accessible and nutritious food and beverageoptions to American families every day. An Interdependent Food and Beverage Manufacturing Supply Chain Manufacturers are central to this system. From farms and ingredient suppliers to processors, packagers,transporters and retailers, food manufacturing is an interconnected national enterprise. The industrysupports more than47 million jobs,$2.8 trillion in wagesand$9.5 trillion in economic output,touchingevery community in the country.1This economic engine drives growth across the nation, and particularlyin rural and regional communities where food- and agriculture-related jobs anchor local economies. Manufacturing scale, operational efficiency andscientific innovation together ensure that foodremains accessible and affordable across thecountry—especially for communities where fresh orminimally processed foods are limited by geography,infrastructure or cost. Understanding the history of the U.S. food andbeverage regulatory system through the lens ofAmerican manufacturing helps explain why it hassucceeded and how that success can be put atrisk by replacing evidence-based safeguards withideological approaches. Science-based federaloversight, predictable regulatory pathways andnational uniformity have allowed manufacturers toinnovate responsibly, improve nutrition, expandconsumer choice and respond effectively to supplychain disruptions. Recent legislative and regulatorydevelopments at both the state and federal levelsrisk undermining the system. These proposals canincrease costs, reduce access and slow innovationwithout improving public health. Regulation and Innovation The U.S. is the world’s leading market for launching new and innovative foods and technologies—drivingglobally embraced innovations from farm to factory floor to kitchen table. This outcome did not happen on itsown, either. It reflects not only the strength of our food and beverage industry but also the balanced regulatorysystem that promotes innovation while delivering the quality goods that Americans need. A critical advantage of both the food and beverage manufacturing industry and the U.S. food regulatoryframework is their foundation in scientific evaluation and risk-based assessment.2Federal oversight underthe Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic