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（香港，2015 年 7 月 19 日）最近本港多個屋苑出現「鉛水風波」，令人擔心食水及食物安 全問題的嚴重性。一般情況而言，食水在進入大廈的供水系統後，便缺乏恒常檢測以引致水 質難獲保障。是次問題主角「鉛」實是眾多有機會出現在食水中的毒素之一，今天我們只是 窺見冰山一角

The melamine scandal on the mainland in 2008 saw six babies die and 300,000 fall ill after drinking milk powder tainted with an industrial chemical. That, along with the use of so-called gutter oil in food, has led to such distrust in mainland food companies that many families now seek

Tiny fish that glow green and morph in the presence of toxins are joining front-line efforts in China to improve product safety.
Backed by a well-known Chinese venture capitalist, Hong Kong-based startup Vitargent (International) Biotechnology Ltd. says it’s developed fish-based tests for more than 1,000 toxic chemicals that could help

Imagine a fish embryo biologically engineered to turn fluorescent green when exposed to toxins that could harm humans. This isn’t science fiction, but rather the work of Hong Kong-based startup Vitargent.
China’s tainted-milk-powder scandal in 2008 raised widespread concerns about food safety in the country, prompting Chinese entrepreneur Eric Chen

Vitargent uses fish embryos to test for contaminants and toxins in consumer products
Hong Kong-based start-up Vitargent has landed a major investment from venture capital firm WI Harper Group to develop and market its innovative food testing technology.
A product of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park incubator programme,

“A new technology developed by an HK-based enterprise using genetically modified fish embryos to detect toxins in food and other products is making waves internationally. ”
– Wang Yuke reports.
Hidden toxins in food and other everyday consumer products may come to light before causing health hazards, thanks to a

（香港，2015年3月11日）近年來，食品安全問題屢見不鮮，隨著三聚氰胺、地溝油、塑化劑等一系列食品安全問題發生，愈來愈多市民關注食用品的質素。香港科技園公司（「香港科技園」）培育公司水中銀（國際）生物科技有限公司﹙「水中銀」﹚，今天在香港科學園舉行新聞發佈會，介紹其全球獨家首創的「轉基因鲭鱂魚」及「斑馬魚」胚胎毒理測試技術