About Us

Food Cognizant is a Mumbai based consulting company dealing with food certification consulting, auditing, training & other related services . It was established in the year 2014 with a foresight that the Indian Food Industry strongly needs support and mentoring, be it an existing or a start-up organization. Our area of expertise caters clients involved in complete food processing chain i.e right from fresh producer, processors, manufacturers, transporters to retailer. 

We help food industry to implement food safety standards, assist in product/process development & enhancement, train their workforce and create food safety culture among the industry.

 Our customer centric approach enables our clients to maintain a safe food chain from Farm to Fork. We consider ourselves as flagbearer of safe food and thus help customers to build trust among their end consumers by ensuring that the products and services provided is of national & international standards. Over the years, we have earned the trust of our clientele through a robust deliverance from our team.

 We aim to be the leaders in the food industry by being a technical expert in terms of food technology, regulatory & problem-solving methodology. Confidentiality to our delighted customers is our thumb rule as we believe in long term relationships.

Mission

“Creating an organization that emphasizes food safety culture through innovation, technological advancements and ethical ideology. To be a name that builds its professional reputation and growth by catering its clientele with sheer expertise and deliverance. To be looked upon as the experts in the Indian food industry.”

Shabina N.T

M.Sc. (Food Science)

Founder
Food Safety Consultant
Trainer
Auditor

“The goal of the food safety professional should be to create a food safety culture, not a food safety program.” – Frank Yiannas

Shabina is an entrenched professional in food quality and safety sector for over a decade of years. She has rich experience in rendering quality service in the food industry domain and secured broad exposure at key levels as Microbiologist, as a quality assurance professional and played vital role in management initiatives.

Taking her passion and career to the next level, her entrepreneur spirit paved way for her own venture and thus Food Cognizant was incepted in the monsoon of 2014. Equipped with a clear vision to achieve high standards and to mentor teams in food and safety industry, the destined journey of Food Cognizant began in the right direction.

Having rich expertise and know how in regulatory requirements at national and international level such as FSSAI, USDA, CFIA, EU, etc… and her forte in understanding microbiology & chemistry aspects of food products, Shabina has successfully consulted and advised many packaged food brands across India, for end-to-end services, be it new startups, packaging, label development, recipe development, shelf life enhancement, documentation process for food safety, exports, auditing, or problem solving etc.

Shabina feels proud to be self-driven. It amazes her and gives her immense happiness in what she strives for her organization and is committed to her esteemed clienteles, with her impeccable coordination and support. Her strength lies in her strong problem-solving abilities, her technical background, coupled with her positive can-do attitude. Her practically feasible solutions, professionalism and commitment that further helps giving the required technical support to startups and existing organizations in the food industry.

A gist of her professional conduct includes:

  1. Working proficiency of HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000 & other related standards
  2. Lead auditor with renowned certification body for HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000
  3. FoSTaC Approved Trainer for Manufacturing, Catering and Retail & Distribution.
  4. Hygiene Rating Auditor
  5. FSPCA approved PCQI lead Instructor
  6. Expertise in regulatory affairs – specialization in labelling compliance for various countries
  7. Expertise in shelf life enhancement and other problem-solving projects.