The Customs and Border Protection stopped a shipment of over 170,000 counterfeit N95 masks from China with an estimated retail price of almost $350,000, the agency announced on Thursday. CBP officers working at the Houston Seaport on April 7 intercepted the shipment, which were headed to White Plains in New York state, according to a release. They found 171,460 masks in boxes that had the logo of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health—a U.S. federal agency responsibly for making recommendations to prevent work-related injury and illness. But when CBP officers contacted the trademark holder, they were told that the shipment was not licensed. The CBP determined that the masks were counterfeit, and turned them over to its Fines, Penalties and Forfeiture’s office to dispose of the masks. “Counterfeit goods not only hurt the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers, but they also pose substantial health and safety hazards for American consumers,” Houston CBP …