A report from the Government Accountability Office says the Food and Drug Administration should finalize conflict of interest procedures for advisory board members and make those procedures public.
GAO says FDA needs to give attention to conflict of interest policies
The FDA relies on more than 30 advisory committees to provide expert advice on numerous scientific topics, but does not publicly share how conflicts of interest for committee members are determined.
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Coral Beach
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