FDA Will Increase Financial Disclosure Requirements For Employees
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Move follows the decision to have center directors vet employees’ consulting arrangements. Agency-wide review of outside activity requests finds no further conflicts beyond a situation at CBER that was questioned by the House Energy & Commerce Committee.
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