Food Certification

As we specialize in many segments of food industry, our core thrust lies in consulting in Food Standard Implementation. Food Cognizant provides exhaustive support, certification and implementation of various food & feed standards.

HACCP is a universally accepted guideline in food industry and makes a foundation for all other food standards. Implementing HACCP ensures controls on physical, chemical and biological hazard thus provide greater food safety assurance, which eventually benefits the brand reputation.

ISO 22000 is a Food Safety Management System which comprises of requirements developed by International Organization for Standardization dealing with food safety. It consists of HACCP along with few clauses of ISO 9001 and can be applied to any organization in food chain.

FSSC 22000 is a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognized food safety management system. It consists of three components: ISO 22000, sector specific PRPs and additional requirements. Besides these three components there’s a FSSC 22000-Quality option based on the additional requirements of ISO 9001.

GFSI benchmarked standard was developed by UK Retailer to creat food safety assurance is now recognized world wide. BRCGS Global Standards for Food Safety, Packaging and Packaging Materials, Storage and Distribution, Consumer Products, Agents and Brokers, Retail, and Gluten Free set the benchmark for good manufacturing practice, and help provide assurance to customers that your products are safe, legal and of high quality.

This standard focuses on animal feed considering the fact that feed is the first step of food chain which directly affects human food quality. GMP+ comprises of Good Manufacturing Practices & HACCP principle. It ensures that the organization complies with national & country of sale regulatory requirements thus building confidence in customer.

Halal certification assures customers that the products abide by Islamic law and are permissible to be consumed under Islam. It is a product certification unlike other certificates which is process based. Halal certification is value add to your product.

Similar to Halal, Kosher certification is a product certification which adheres to Jewish biblical laws. This certificate can give unique identity to you product which in turn can create demand.