Longtime US Food and Drug Administration device center head Jeffrey Shuren may have violated ethics rules by failing to recuse himself from regulatory decisions involving clients of his wife’s law firm, the New York Times reported on 20 August.
Shuren Faces Calls For Investigation On Conflict Of Interest Claims
Former FDA device center head Jeffrey Shuren is facing conflict of interest claims for not recusing himself from regulatory decisions involving clients of his wife’s legal firm. Critics call for an investigation and stricter ethics compliance.
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