Under attack over the functioning of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare today claimed to have “already taken several steps” to plug the loopholes in the system.

Reacting to a standing committee report on the functioning of CDSCO, tabled in Parliament yesterday, the ministry said it was examining the observations. “After receipt of inputs from CDSCO on the report and thorough its scrutiny, appropriate action would be taken by the ministry wherever required,” the statement said.