TechniCAL Inc  is the premier independent Process Authority in the Low Acid Canned Food industry, founded in 1972.  Based in the United States, TechniCAL is recognized by the US FDA and USDA as a “Thermal Process Authority”.

As a founding member of the Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists (IFTPS), TechniCAL has a reputation as the leader in process establishment, retort validation, and regulatory compliance. TechniCAL is intimately knowledgeable of FDA/USDA regulations and has worked with every type of retort, container, and processing system in the industry.

In 2005 TechniCAL found in GRUPO FS a partner that compiles with their technical standards and expertise to offer in conjunction, Process Authority services to  Latin America.  Since then, the Latin American Industry has benefit with a service of quality, provided in their own language and at lower costs.

Services

• Heat Penetration testing & Temperature Distribution testing
• Complete Retort Inspection/Audit
• US FDA/USDA accepted thermal process establishment
• US FDA/USDA accepted retort venting/come up time schedule
• US FDA/USDA Process filings (SID#) and Factory registration (FCE#)
• US FDA/USDA accepted process deviation evaluation
• Compliance audit following FDA/USDA regulations
• Assistance with US FDA import detention issues
• Assistance with US FDA/USDA in-plant inspection reports
• Consulting on new retort selection for your application
• Consulting on new container selection (glass jars, retort pouch, etc.)

Contract  customer  benefits

Enter into an annual retainer contract with us and receive the following benefits:

• Access to your thermal processing information through on-line CALNet website at reduced prices
• US Agent under the FDA Bioterrorism Act with no cost
• Preferential scheduling over “non-contract” customers
• Discounts on equipment and on-site equipment usage orientation

Data Collection Package

GRUPO FS has the Exclusive Representation on Latin America to sell TechniCAL’s Data-Collection package, which is widely used in the United States for conducting Heat Penetration and Temperature Distribution testing.    Accepted by the US FDA, TechniCAL’s package is used around the world every day by food processors, universities, laboratories, and government agencies.   TechniCAL’s package was designed by Process Authorities and includes the following:

1. CALSoft Software 
2. CALPlex Datalogger
3. On site training/orientation
4. Ecklund Thermocouple Equipment (only when items 1 and/or 2 are purchase otherwise you can buy  them directly from Ecklund Harrison Technologies)