---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 165.7"
title: "19"
number: "165.7"
heading: "Protection of public health and safety."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/165.7"
---

# §165.7. Protection of public health and safety.

- (a) **Notification to CBP.** Any interested party, including an importer, must promptly notify CBP if it has knowledge or reason to suspect that the covered merchandise may pose a health or safety risk to U.S. consumers at any point during the proceedings described in this part.
- (b) **Transmission by CBP.** During the course of an investigation or administrative review of a determination as to evasion under this part, CBP will consider whether the covered merchandise may pose a health or safety risk to U.S. consumers and will take into account any notification received under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section. CBP will promptly transmit information to the appropriate Federal agencies for purposes of mitigating the risk and will exercise its administrative powers, as appropriate.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1481, 1484, 1508, 1517 (as added by Pub. L. 114-125, 130 Stat. 122, 155 (19 U.S.C. 4301 note)), 1623, 1624, 1671, 1673.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 56482, Aug. 22, 2016, unless otherwise noted.