The Food Industry Centre (FIC) at Cardiff Metropolitan University (also known as UWIC) is a Welsh research and education organisation designed to address issues of food safety and food-related health concerns. Its mission also includes supporting the Welsh food industry. The centre, which is part of UWIC's Cardiff School of Health Sciences at the university's Llandaff campus, was launched in 1999. A new facility for the centre opened on 21 April 2009 and was built at a cost of £5,000,000.[1][2]
| Food Industry Centre | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Research Centre |
| Location | Cardiff Metropolitan University, Llandaff Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff, Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°29′46″N 3°12′43″W / 51.496°N 3.212°W |
| Construction started | 2007 |
| Completed | 2009 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Willmott Dixon |
References
edit- ^ Moira Sharkey (26 January 2008). "Food industry centre part of £46m Uwic revamp". South Wales Echo/Wales Online. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ^ "New facility to boost Welsh food industry". Food Trade Review. June 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
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