It is with deep sadness that we received the news that on June 24, 2025, our coworker, colleague and friend, Anita Ostaszyk, M.Sc. Eng., passed away.

Anita had been associated with the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn for 34 years, where she was employed while still a fifth-year student at the University of Agriculture and Technology in Olsztyn. After graduation, she continued her work at the Department of Physical Properties of Food, then at the Department of Food Chemistry, and the Department of Sensory Analysis of Food, currently operating as the Sensory Laboratory.

The premature passing of Anita Ostaszyk is a profound and painful loss for our community. We bid farewell to a modest, warm, and cordial person with great personal culture, helpful and always willing to offer advice. She loved nature and long walks with her dogs with all her heart, and her home was always full of pets. Literature and handicrafts were also her great passions. We will remember her kindness and warm smile, which she bestowed on everyone around her. She will remain a symbol of patience and genuine concern for others.

We will provide information about the funeral ceremonies at a later date.

The Management and Colleagues
of the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn