Ritesh Sharma

Regulatory Affairs & Compliance Specialist with an M.Tech in Food Safety & Quality Management and ~4 years of experience governing statutory compliance across FSSAI, ICMR-RDA, and Legal Metrology frameworks for nutraceutical, dietary supplement, and herbal products. Expert in formulation and ingredient assessments, artwork/labeling verification, claim substantiation, and portal-based licensing workflows (FoSCoS). Proven ability to resolve client and stakeholder compliance queries, maintain complete technical dossiers, and establish rigorous digital trackers to ensure zero non-compliance.

Regulatory & Compliance Lead at Independent Regulatory Project (FoodCompli) (2023-04 – Present)

• Engineered claim-by-claim compliance evaluation matrices to audit product formulations, packaging artworks, and label claims across diverse nutraceutical and food categories.
• Evaluated ingredient limits, RDA percentage contributions against ICMR-RDA standards, and additive schedules to ensure zero non-compliance before commercialization.
• Maintained structured digital trackers for regulatory changes, advisory notices, and packaging amendment records to streamline endorsement and compliance workflows.
• Handled complex technical compliance queries regarding product classification, proprietary food definitions, and functional claim substantiation.

Executive – Food Industry Affairs and Regulatory Matters at All India Food Processors' Association (AIFPA) (2021-10 – 2023-03)

• Advised FMCG and nutraceutical member companies on statutory compliance, label declarations, ingredient approvals, and FoSCoS portal endorsement pathways.
• Prepared and evaluated technical dossiers, representation briefs, and substantiation reports to defend brand claims against regulatory inquiries and authority notices.
• Interpreted regulatory notifications, draft gazette amendments, and Legal Metrology provisions to provide actionable guidance for cross-functional corporate teams.
• Coordinated stakeholder representations and technical committee reviews on harmonization of food and nutraceutical standards.

Quality Assurance & Compliance Lead (Intern) at Godhead Agro and Food & Beverages Pvt. Ltd. (2020-08 – 2021-01)

• Conducted regulatory and quality compliance reviews for dietary supplement and nutraceutical formulations in strict accordance with cGMP standards.
• Audited packaging labels and artworks, verifying nutritional panels, RDA values, botanical ingredient declarations, and allergen warnings against statutory norms.
• Verified raw material Certificates of Analysis (COAs) against approved master specifications to support formulation integrity and label claim truthfulness.

Research and Development (R&D) / QA Intern at Diosiv Foods Pvt. Ltd. (2018-07 – 2018-12)

• Supported formulation trials and standard operating procedures (SOPs) documentation for product development and regulatory compliance tracking.

M.Tech. in Food Safety and Quality Management – National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Kundli, Haryana (2019 – 2021)

B.Tech. in Food Technology & Management – NIFTEM, Kundli, Haryana (2015 – 2019)