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:

Industry Growth of Reduced-Sugar Products

New options for sweetening low-sugar foods have entered the market. Testing of sweetener ingredients and the finished product is key.

Keywords: Blog Potency ID & Purity Food Ingredients

Plant-Based Vitamin Sources: Challenges and Innovations

While many vitamins are traditionally sourced from animal products, plant-based vitamin sources are a growing trend. Learn more about this new trend and what this means in regard to testing your products.

Keywords: Blog Nutritional Food Supplements Ingredients Potency Vitamins

Trends in Candies - Vitamins, Minerals, and Botanicals Oh My!

Candies can now give you more than a sugar rush. Functional chocolates also have vitamins, minerals, and botanicals and with that means the need for suitable validated methods to verify claims. Eurofins is your partner is all challenging vitamin, mineral, and botanical testing in finished products and raw materials.

Keywords: Blog Nutritional Potency Supplements Food Ingredients

Hemp Potency Method: Eurofins Developed Method Awarded AOAC Method of the Year 2021

Eurofins is proud to announce that our method for determining potency in hemp has been approved and validated by the AOAC.

Keywords: News ID & Purity Hemp & CBD Potency AOAC

New Method for Low-level Cannabinoid Quantification

Eurofins has completed the development and validation of a ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method for low-level quantification in CBD isolate matrices.

Keywords: Blog ID & Purity Hemp & CBD LC/MS Potency Cannabinoids