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News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Friday May 23, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Big Y Foods Recalls Made-To-Order Subs, Wraps and Paninis Sold in Massachusetts and Connecticut Because of Possible Health Risk
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice on May 22, 2025: * * * Summary Company Announcement Date: May 22, 2025 FDA Publish Date: May 22, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages; Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Salmonella Company Name: Big Y Foods Brand Name: Big Y Foods Product Description: Made-to-order subs, wraps and paninis Company Announcement Big Y Foods of Springfield, MA is v  more

Contracts for May 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 22, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Atlantic Diving Supply Inc.,* doing business as ADS, Virginia Beach, Virginia (SPE8EJ-25-D-0501); Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Illinois (SPE8EJ-25-D-0502); Berger Cummins JV, Greenville, South Carolina (SPE8EJ-25-D-0503); Inglett & Stubbs International LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (SPE8EJ-25-D-0504); and Texas Power & Associates LLC.,* Palm Harbor, Florida (SPE8EJ-  more

CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving DTR Plush Bag Stitch and DTR Plush Bag Angel
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on May 22, 2025: * * * Name of Product: DTR Plush Bag Stitch and DTR Plush Bag Angel Hazard: The zipper pull on the back of the plush bags can detach, posing a risk of serious injury or death from choking and/or ingestion of the zipper pull. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: May 22, 2025 Units: About 2,900 Consumer Contact: Primark collect at 617-946-3236 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday  more

Law Enforcement Seize Record Amounts of Illegal Drugs, Firearms, and Drug Trafficking Proceeds in International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids; 270 Arrested Across Four Continents
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Law Enforcement Seize Record Amounts of Illegal Drugs, Firearms, and Drug Trafficking Proceeds in International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids; 270 Arrested Across Four Continents Today, the Attorney General and the Department of Justice's Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team, and international law enforcement partners announced the results of Oper  more

MIT lecturer, author shares research on innovation with NUWC Division Newport workforce
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * MIT lecturer, author shares research on innovation with NUWC Division Newport workforce NEWPORT, R.I. - Dr. Phil Budden, a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Sloan School of Management, delivered a briefing titled "MIT's Approach to Innovation" to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport workforce on May 7, as part of a monthlong focus on innovation. NUWC  more

Ned NoMad to Pay $100,000 in EEOC Disability Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Ned NoMad to Pay $100,000 in EEOC Disability Lawsuit Federal Agency Says Hotel Fired Host Rather Than Allow Her to Use a Stool NEW YORK - Entities that own or operate The Ned NoMad hotel and members' club in Manhattan will pay $100,000 to one former employee to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agenc  more