Andrzej Benkowski

Andrzej Benkowski

Technical Manager, Probiotics & Dietary Supplements

As the Technical Manager at Eurofins Center of Excellence for Probiotics, Andrzej Benkowski brings over 18 years of expertise in biotics quality management, testing, and technology. With a strong technical background in food microbiology, Andrzej specializes in contract R&D, method development, and pioneering technologies for probiotic evaluation.

Since 2019, Andrzej has chaired the International Probiotic Association (IPA) Technical Committee and has been a member of the IPA Board of Directors since early 2024. He also contributes to the IPA Postbiotics Committee and has served as the IPA expert liaison with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) TC34/SC9 Working Group 11 since 2022, co-convening their Enumeration Subgroup.

Andrzej is dedicated to advancing the biotics industry by setting rigorous standards and driving innovation with a focus on quality.

Outside of his professional and scientific achievements, Andrzej is a member of the Eurofins Madison Site Employee Engagement Team and manages the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program for the site. A founding member of the funk band Steez, he also plays saxophone, synthesizers, and vocals. Andrzej enjoys the outdoors, spending time with his family, and pretending to be a coffee aficionado. Additionally, he has a passion for collecting sneakers and fitted hats.

Below are resources from Andrzej:

Understanding Food Fraud, Food Defense, Authenticity, and Adulteration of Foods

Learn more about the similarities and differences between the terms: fraud, defense, authenticity, and adulteration when it comes to foods, ingredients, and supplements.

Keywords: Blog Authenticity ID & Purity Regulatory Botanicals Supplements Food Ingredients Meat

Authentication of Agave Products

We are proud to share the publication of a new scientific article from our team overseas. This article details the optimization of the NMR method, and the validation of the enhancements made. This unique analysis can differentiate agave inulin/syrup/alcohol from cane or corn adulterants.

Keywords: Scientific Research Authenticity Food Beverages Ingredients

Fingerprinting Fruits Using Targeted and non-Targeted Analyses, Authentication Tool for Minneola Tangelo

As Minneola, a hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin, has become more popular it may be susceptible to fraud and/or adulteration. This poster shows the phenolic pattern of this fruit, in relation to other orange, grapefruit and mandarin fruits that may be used to identify its juice or juice concentrate.

Keywords: Scientific Research Authenticity Food Beverages Food Fraud

Eurofins Enables New Methods to Detect Adulteration of Lemon Juice

Eurofins presents at AOAC 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting & Exposition. Adulteration to fruit juices has been a long-standing problem in food processing. While analytical tests exist to detect cheaper juices in more expensive ones, an ongoing problem arises when lime juice is blended with lemon juice. Due to their chemical similarities, this requires new in-depth methods.

Keywords: Scientific Research Authenticity Beverages Ingredients Food Fraud

Five Risks to Your Food Fraud Program

Food fraud has been a topic that continues to be of high interest. Below are the top risks that should be considered when developing your food fraud plan.

Keywords: Blog Authenticity Food Beverages Ingredients Supplements Food Fraud

Food Defense and Intentional Adulteration

During this webinar, Tim Lombardo of Eurofins Food Assurance discussed the differences between food security, food safety, food fraud, and food defense. He provided a short history of FSMA and reviewed regulations for food defense and intentional adulteration protection.

Keywords: Webinar Authenticity Regulatory Food Beverages Ingredients Supplements FSMA Food Assurance Food Defense Food Fraud

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Andrzej Benkowski

Below are resources from Andrzej:

Understanding Food Fraud, Food Defense, Authenticity, and Adulteration of Foods

Authentication of Agave Products

Fingerprinting Fruits Using Targeted and non-Targeted Analyses, Authentication Tool for Minneola Tangelo

Eurofins Enables New Methods to Detect Adulteration of Lemon Juice

Five Risks to Your Food Fraud Program

Food Defense and Intentional Adulteration

Fingerprinting Fruits Using Coumarins & Psoralens, Authentication Tool for Meyer Lemons

Quality Assurance in Agave Syrups - Jahromi and Reimann, et al

Anthocyanins and Assessment of Authenticity of Red & Black Juices

Why You Need A Food Defense Plan