Maurice Pitesky is a UC Cooperative Extension Specialist at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with a focus in poultry health and food safety epidemiology.

He is working on a study looking at various contaminants (lead, PCBs etc.) in eggs from certain regions of CA.

If you are a backyard poultry owner in San Benito County and you'd like to participate in the study, please submit a half dozen eggs to Maurice. Click here for more information about the study, including which other counties can participate in the study, and how to package the eggs. Maurice can reimburse you for shipping, the price of the eggs and any other costs you may incur.

The goal of the project is to better understand the connection between the environment and our food with respect to exposure to various inorganic chemicals.

If you have additional questions you can contact Maurice at mepitesky@ucdavis.edu.