Nate Call
CEO at Qualitas, ex-MaryRuth's, ex-doTERRA, 15+ years in CPG quality and compliance
Hire the Top 1% of Regulatory & QA Consultants
FDA and FTC claims, supplier COAs, lab testing, and the QC that catches defects before customers do. These operators ran quality and compliance for physical-product brands you know.
About MentorPass
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The list
The 3 best regulatory & qa consultants
Ranked by track record on real CPG and supply-chain work, not credentials on paper. Start with the lead operator and book the one whose background matches your product.
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Nate Call
Vetted operatorCEO at Qualitas, ex-MaryRuth's, ex-doTERRA, 15+ years in CPG quality and compliance
Nate ran quality and compliance inside MaryRuth's and doTERRA, two supplement brands that scaled into the hundreds of millions, and now runs Qualitas. He's lived 15+ years of operator decisions on claims, testing, and supplier control. Bring him your label language, your COA gaps, or your audit risk and he'll tell you exactly how to protect the supply chain before it costs you.
CPG compliance
Sound familiar?
From stuck to a plan you can run this week
The problems founders bring our regulatory & qa operators — and what they walk away with.
Quality feedback loops aren't working. Issues keep recurring despite the feedback we send the supplier.
A QC process with clear standards, COAs, and accountability so defects get caught and fixed at the source, not after they ship.
We've never done product creation or quality before and don't know what to ask for around lab tests and COAs.
The scope
What a regulatory & qa consultant actually does
The work our regulatory & qa operators take on, from first call to ongoing.
Marketing claims review
Audit your structure and benefit claims against FDA and FTC rules so you can market hard without inviting a warning letter.
Lab testing and COA program
Set the testing your product needs (micro, heavy metals, stability) and the COA standards every supplier has to meet.
Supplier and factory vetting
Verify supplier certifications, ethical and environmental standards, and quality control through direct inspection criteria.
QC system build-out
Stand up quality control measures across the supply chain so defects and material issues get caught before they reach customers.
Labeling and packaging compliance
Get labels, packaging, and certifications right against labeling requirements and testing standards for your category.
How MentorPass works
The easiest way to hire a regulatory & qa consultant
Find your expert, book a call, solve your problem — and keep them on when you’re ready.
1. Find your consultant
Browse the ranked list of vetted operators. Every profile shows their track record, the brands they’ve scaled, and exactly what they go deep on.
2. Book a call
Pick a time and share your context up front. They review it before you meet — no spending the first 20 minutes on background.
The guide
What to know before you hire a regulatory & qa consultant
A regulatory and QA consultant keeps two things from going wrong at once: the legal exposure in how you market your product, and the quality problems hiding in how you make it. For most consumer brands those risks live in the same place, which is why founders hire one operator to cover both.
What a regulatory and QA consultant does
The job splits into compliance and quality. On compliance, they review your marketing claims against FDA and FTC rules, word structure and benefit claims so they stay legal while still converting, and get your labels and packaging right. They also handle the platform side: Meta and Google health and wellness policies that flag restricted products. On quality, they set the lab testing your product needs (micro, heavy metals, stability), define the COA standards your suppliers must meet, vet factories and certifications, and build the QC process that catches defects across the supply chain before customers do.
What to look for when you hire one
Hire an operator, not a reader of regulations. The difference shows up fast: someone who ran quality inside a real brand knows which corners cost you and which audits actually matter. Look for direct category experience, since supplement rules, beauty rules, and food rules diverge sharply. Ask what they built. The best signal is a person who has stood up a compliance function from scratch or absorbed a real quality failure and fixed the system behind it. Check that they can do both sides: claims review without a QC background leaves your product exposed, and QC without compliance leaves your marketing exposed.
Why founders use MentorPass for this
The operators here ran quality and compliance inside brands that scaled into the hundreds of millions, including roles at MaryRuth's and doTERRA, and they founded their own manufacturing and sourcing companies. You book by the session, so you pay to solve a specific problem (your claims, your COAs, a supplier you can't verify) rather than signing a retainer. Most of the founders who book this work sell physical product, where one compliance mistake or quality recall does real damage. Reviewers here describe specific, actionable advice that helped them protect their supply chain and reduce regulatory risk. Start with the lead operator, or pick the one whose background matches your product, and book a single session to pressure-test where you're exposed.
Proof
Results across the MentorPass network
- Average session rating
- 4.97★
- Rated 9–10 out of 10
- 97.6%
- Sessions delivered
- 10,000+
- Written reviews
- 1,400+
Average session rating
Rated 9–10 out of 10
Sessions delivered
Written reviews
I had an absolutely great session with Mary. Mary is a wealth of knowledge for all things manufacturing, operations and ingredient sourcing. She is also extremely helpful and easy to talk to. I'll be booking a second session very soon!
Why MentorPass
MentorPass vs. the alternatives
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Industries
Where our regulatory & qa operators have done it
Real reps in these verticals, not theory. The kind of pattern-matching that only comes from having shipped in your category.
- E-commerce Regulatory & QA ConsultantsRegulatory & QA operators who've built and scaled DTC and online retail brands.
- CPG Regulatory & QA ConsultantsRegulatory & QA operators who've scaled consumer packaged goods brands in retail and DTC.
- Agency Regulatory & QA ConsultantsRegulatory & QA help built for agencies and professional service firms.
- B2B SaaS Regulatory & QA ConsultantsRegulatory & QA guidance for B2B software and platform companies.
- B2C SaaS Regulatory & QA ConsultantsRegulatory & QA guidance for consumer apps and subscription products.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does a regulatory and QA consultant actually do?
They keep you out of trouble and keep your product consistent. That means reviewing marketing claims against FDA and FTC rules, setting up lab testing and COA requirements, vetting suppliers, and building the QC process that catches defects before they ship. On MentorPass these are operators who ran compliance inside real brands, not career consultants.
How much does it cost?
You book by the session, so you pay for the specific problem you need solved instead of a retainer. Most founders start with one session to pressure-test their claims, COAs, or QC gaps, then book again as questions come up. Many rebook quickly: reviewers here booked second sessions soon after the first.
How are these consultants vetted?
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