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The Star
03-06-2025
- Health
- The Star
Govt must ban vapes to avoid burdening public healthcare system, says Segamat MP
JOHOR BARU: Firm action has to be taken by the government to completely ban vape usage, distribution and sale to avoid heavily burdening the public healthcare system, says a Johor lawmaker. Segamat MP R. Yuneswaran highlighted the economic burden on the healthcare system, where the treatment for a single Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (Evali) patient could cost up to RM150,000. 'Without effective controls, treatment costs for vape-related diseases could rise to RM369mil annually by 2030, nearly matching the government's projected vape tax revenue of RM500mil per year. 'This shows any economic benefit from the vape industry does not justify the healthcare costs,' he said in a statement Tuesday (June 3). He pointed out that several state governments such as Johor, Kedah and Terengganu have stopped renewing business licences for vape sales, effectively banning the product in their jurisdictions. Yuneswaran also criticised the federal government's move in 2023 to exempt vape nicotine liquids from the Poisons Act 1952, which allowed the unregulated sale of vape products. 'This has caused the vape market to grow rapidly, making it even harder to control, especially among youths,' he said. He also lamented the removal of the Generational End Game (GEG) clause from the recently passed Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2023. The clause would have banned the sale of nicotine products to anyone born after 2007. 'That was a missed opportunity because without GEG and comprehensive controls, efforts to curb nicotine addiction among youths will be even more difficult,' he said. On Monday (June 2), the Health Ministry issued a statement saying that e-cigarette liquids can be legally sold in Malaysia, but they are subject to strict regulations aimed at protecting public health. The ministry was reportedly responding to recent media reports about a company that had been granted an interim manufacturing licence to produce e-cigarette devices using nicotine-infused liquids or gels. The ministry said decisions related to the importation, manufacturing and distribution of such liquids are 'collectively made by various government agencies'. It clarified that the issuance of manufacturing licences falls under the purview of the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry via the Malaysian Investment Development Authority, as provided for under the Industrial Coordination Act.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Reddit Expands Dynamic Ads to All Advertisers
This story was originally published on Social Media Today. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Social Media Today newsletter. After testing them out with selected partners over the last month, Reddit's now making its Dynamic Product Ads available to all advertisers, providing another way to get your products in front of Reddit users as they search within related discussions. As you can see in this example, Reddit's Dynamic Product Ads display relevant items from your product catalog alongside related subreddit conversations. Dynamic Product Ads auto-populate in real-time, using images and pricing info from an advertiser's catalog, ensuring that the most relevant matches are displayed within these placements. The process also enables retargeting, so you can display products that users have previously engaged with on your website, with both single image and carousel promotions available. Reddit says that it's seen success with the format in initial testing, which is why it's now expanding access to all ad partners. As per Reddit: 'Since launching in beta last year, we've seen Dynamic Product Ads deliver outsized performance for advertisers. In Q1 2025, advertisers who ran both Dynamic Product Ads and standard conversions campaigns saw 2x higher Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) with Dynamic Product Ads. We've also seen a remarkable 4x+ annual increase in the number of catalogs hosted on Reddit and featured in campaigns between March 2024 to March 2025.' Reddit further notes that Dynamic Product Ad targeting extends beyond just topical matching: 'Dynamic Product Ads on Reddit automatically generate personalized ad experiences by pulling from an advertiser's product catalog in real time and intelligently matching products with the most engaged audiences and relevant conversations. It does this by analyzing on-platform engagement on Reddit - such as the communities redditors join - as well as off-platform interactions with products through prospecting and retargeting. And with the general availability of this offering, we have applied key learnings from our beta to further enhance advertiser performance and ease of use. In fact, Dynamic Product Ads delivered an average of over 94% higher ROAS in Q1 compared to campaigns run last year.' So not only are the ads more widely available, but they now have more data parameters to draw on, which will improve overall performance. It could be a good option to tap into Reddit discussion, and with more and more people coming to Reddit to seek out product advice, there's clearly a link between shopper intent and discovery, which could make this a good fit for your promotions. On another front, Reddit's also announced a new integration with multi-channel ad platform Smartly. 'Now, advertisers can plan, create, personalize, launch, and measure Reddit campaigns alongside their other channels, all within Smartly's unified platform, empowering them to launch faster, personalize at scale, and optimize holistically within the high-intent, community-driven Reddit environment.' It's another smart expansion for Reddit ads, which will enable more businesses to tap into the rising value of Reddit to reach more engaged, active consumers. Recommended Reading X Launches Ads Academy Marketing Education Platform Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sweets & Snacks Expo Announces 2025 Most Innovative New Product Awards Winners
INDIANAPOLIS, May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sweets & Snacks Expo announced today the winners of the 2025 Most Innovative New Product Awards, recognizing excellence in 12 categories and showcasing the broad range of innovative offerings across the candy and snack industries. "The Most Innovative New Product Awards are a celebration of the creativity and ingenuity that keeps people coming back to the candy and snack aisles," John Downs, president & CEO of the National Confectioners Association, the host organization for Sweets & Snacks Expo, said. "Consumers turn to confectionery and snack products to add a little sweet or salty touch to special occasions and everyday moments. This year's MINPA winners are outstanding examples of the ways in which the confectionery and snack industries are delivering products to meet consumers where they want to be met." This year, a record number of products – more than 400 total – were submitted for consideration in a variety of categories, with retail leaders specializing in these powerhouse categories serving as judges. Beginning May 13, these products will be on display in the Featured Product Showcase at the Sweets & Snacks Expo. The Most Innovative New Product Awards Winners are: Best in Show: Belle's Gourmet Popcorn Matcha Latte Popcorn Small Business Innovator: Nomad Snacks Pad Thai Flavored Ready-to-eat Popcorn Chocolate: Pop & Sol Coconut Flaked White Chocolate Covered Cashews Gourmet/Premium Confections: Mattigan's Dubai Style Chocolate Spread Gum & Mints: breathROX Popping Breath Mints – Blue Raspberry Gummy Candy: Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters – Strawberry Punch Non-Chocolate Candy: Juicy Drop® Gummy Mystery Cube 5oz Original Flavor Novelty/Licensed: Ezee Freezee Freeze-n-Peel Strawberry Pop Seasonal: Amos Tastysounds JinglePop Graffiti Meat Snacks: Bavarian Meats Original Lil' Landjaeger Individually Wrapped Stick Salty Snacks: Belle's Gourmet Popcorn Dubai Chocolate Popcorn Savory Snacks: Snak Club Ramen flavored Snack Mix Sweet Snacks: Chunk Nibbles Toffee Sweet & Salty Clusters Baked Goods: Trashy Gourmet Shortbread Cookies with Mini Strawberry Boba from Molly Bz Cookies To set up an interview with a Sweets & Snacks Expo spokesperson, please email candy@ Visit the official Sweets & Snacks Expo Media Kit for more information on the show and media resources. About Sweets & Snacks ExpoThe Sweets & Snacks Expo is the premier event for the confectionery and snack industries. Featuring new product launches, business-building solutions, and merchandising innovations, this annual trade show brings together qualified candy and snack retail professionals and company representatives who showcase the latest in candy and snack products. The event is sponsored by the National Confectioners Association. Learn more at About the National Confectioners Association (NCA)The National Confectioners Association is the voice of the U.S. confectionery industry. Our member companies create moments of joy with chocolate, candy, gum, and mints, drive $54 billion in retail sales, and add a little sweetness to life. NCA champions policies that help candy makers and other stakeholders in this unique category thrive while reminding consumers that chocolate and candy are treats. Learn more at or follow NCA on Facebook, X, and Instagram. Media Contact:candy@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Sweets & Snacks Expo Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Mouser Electronics Empowers Next Generation of Engineers as Registration Sponsor of 2025 FIRST Robotics Championship
DALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas, April 10, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader™ empowering innovation, is excited to continue its sponsorship of the FIRST® Robotics Competition, which inspires innovation and fosters well-rounded life capabilities in tens of thousands of young people every year. Mouser will be the registration sponsor at the upcoming FIRST Championship, April 16-19, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. At the Championship, Mouser will exhibit at the Innovation Faire, where a special appearance will be given by the Mouser-sponsored BattleBots Team HUGE and their heavyweight 250-pound robot. "Since Mouser's humble beginnings, education has played a key role in our mission," said Kevin Hess, Mouser's Senior Vice President of Marketing. "We are very excited to be a strong supporter of the FIRST Robotics Competition since 2014. The organization gives students a platform for innovation, a chance to learn valuable engineering skills, and an opportunity to build character and self-esteem." For over a decade, Mouser has been a major supporter of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a leading youth-serving nonprofit advancing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education through hands-on robotics programs that teach problem-solving, teamwork and more. Mouser was a major sponsor of the FIRST in Texas District Championship in early April while also proudly supporting FIRST teams in its local community, providing grants for high school teams across Tarrant County, Texas. The FIRST Robotics Competition combines the excitement of sports with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules and limited time and resources, student teams are challenged to build industrial-sized robots to play difficult field games in alliance with other teams while also fundraising to meet their goals, designing a team brand and advancing respect and appreciation for STEM within the local community. To learn more about the FIRST Robotics Competition, visit As a global authorized distributor, Mouser offers the widest selection of the newest semiconductors, electronic components and industrial automation products. Mouser's customers can expect 100% certified, genuine products that are fully traceable from each of its manufacturer partners. To help speed customers' designs, Mouser's website hosts an extensive library of technical resources, including a Technical Resource Center, along with product data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, engineering tools and other helpful information. Engineers can stay abreast of today's exciting product, technology and application news through Mouser's complimentary e-newsletter. Mouser's email news and reference subscriptions are customizable to the unique and changing project needs of customers and subscribers. No other distributor gives engineers this much customization and control over the information they receive. Learn about emerging technologies, product trends and more by signing up today at About Mouser Electronics Mouser Electronics is an authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor focused on New Product Introductions from its leading manufacturer partners. Serving the global electronic design engineer and buyer community, the global distributor's website, is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than 6.8 million products from over 1,200 manufacturer brands. Mouser offers 28 support locations worldwide to provide best-in-class customer service in local language, currency and time zone. The distributor ships to over 650,000 customers in 223 countries/territories from its 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution facilities in the Dallas, Texas, metro area. For more information, visit Trademarks Mouser and Mouser Electronics are registered trademarks of Mouser Electronics, Inc. All other products, logos, and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. View source version on Contacts For further information, contact:Kevin Hess, Mouser ElectronicsSenior Vice President of Marketing+1 (817) For press inquiries, contact:Kelly DeGarmo, Mouser ElectronicsManager, Corporate Communications and Media Relations+1 (817) Sign in to access your portfolio
Forbes
09-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
How To Succeed With Fulfillment By Amazon
Tom Wicky is the co-founder and CEO MyFBAPrep, a global warehouse network that serves top Amazon sellers and enterprise brands. getty Amazon is the largest online marketplace globally, and its Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) service helps support the platform's competitiveness by providing fast and efficient warehousing and fulfillment through its internally managed systems. The program puts next-day shipping, Amazon's customer service and near-global distribution within reach of even small startups or private-label brands. With costs lower than many competing logistical services, I think FBA can also prove to be a smart investment for large businesses. But to gain the full benefits of FBA, you must meet strict packaging and inbound requirements, which can easily overwhelm sellers. The FBA program is a great service when you follow the rules. That means you have to prep packages inbound to Amazon's warehouses properly, which includes: • Labeling and barcoding • Using proper packaging • Enrolling for SIPP (Ships in Product Packaging) or standard packaging • Boxing products for shipment in accordance with Amazon's guidelines • Planning shipments to minimize or avoid inventory placement fees • Managing throughput to maintain the 30 to 60 days of stock to avoid fees for standing or low inventory Air-tight FBA prep ensures your products are packaged to meet those requirements. This can be as simple as manually packaging items in boxes and applying FNSKU barcodes, adding warning labels to poly-bags or labeling sets "sold as a set." Or it can be as complicated as breaking down inbound shipments from China and repackaging them to meet FBA requirements, then sending those shipments into an Amazon warehouse. For many sellers, it's a lot of hands-on work that quickly becomes oppressive without a robust infrastructure with labeling and sorting capabilities. When considering a third-party logistics (3PL) partner to help with your FBA prep and management, here is my advice and overall factors to consider: Amazon introduced multiple new fees in 2024, including an inventory placement fee, a low inventory fee and fines for deleting inbound shipment plans. That means you can no longer use tricks like planning multiple inbound shipments until you find one with minimal fees. Instead, you'll have to create a single plan based on expert knowledge of fee structures and optimize from there. Given these constraints, it's important to reduce or completely eliminate inventory placement fees by shipping at least four to five boxes and ensuring item distribution allows them to go to four different regions. You also want to maintain stock levels so you don't get charged for low or aged inventory, all the while minimizing storage utilization fees. Lastly, proper planning and prep can help you avoid fees for shipments that arrive at the wrong location due to incorrect labeling. FBA has a strict list of requirements for packaging products before they're allowed to move into an Amazon warehouse. They also apply if you're enrolled in Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) for the FBA program. In both cases, you'll have to package and label items according to Amazon's instructions for that product. With SIPP enrollment, you enjoy discounts on FBA fulfillment (because Amazon doesn't have to re-box the product for you) and can send products in branded boxes. However, you'll still have to design and test products to ensure they meet requirements and then consistently prep those shipments to meet Amazon's standards. FBA's current restock limits are set on a three-month sales throughput basis, with many Amazon sellers experiencing peak periods from October through December during the holiday season. If you want to increase your restock limits, you'll have to increase stock first. To manage this, consider fulfilling orders through other channels to avoid stockouts during peak sales events and help maintain sales velocity, which can, in turn, improve your FBA restock limits. For instance, if you anticipate that your FBA stock will run out, you can clone your product listing, create a new SKU and fulfill it directly through another fulfillment method, such as a 3PL or your own storage. While this clone won't be eligible for Prime unless enrolled in Seller Fulfilled Prime, it can still help you maintain availability and prevent lost sales. FBA is best for standard-sized items with high sales velocity. If you sell large or slow-moving items, it can hurt your FBA allotment, and you're charged a warehouse utilization fee based on how much inventory remains in storage at the end of the month. You're also charged an aged inventory fee that can reach up to $6.90 per cubic foot if your product has sat in the warehouse for a year. I've witnessed how large, slow-moving inventory can easily eat up your allotted storage and inventory maximums, making it a poor fit for FBA. A 3PL can deliver those products so you can use FBA for better-suited items. One of the most compelling reasons to shift to FBA is to take advantage of Amazon's infrastructure. However, you still need to manage shipments from your supplier or manufacturer, prep individual units, repackage pallets from the supplier to boxes for Amazon, and handle shipping plans and delivery to Amazon. Due to that consumption of resources, it can be more cost-effective to outsource logistical operations to a 3PL that's capable of maintaining and improving those procedures rather than investing in "good enough" processes in-house. FBA is a vital tool for Amazon sellers, but it's essential to stay organized and plan ahead to avoid penalties and maximize its potential. By understanding Amazon's rules and preparing your products effectively, you can minimize fees and maintain a smooth operation. Whether you're managing your fulfillment in-house or working with a 3PL partner that can help complement your current services and scale operations, following these best practices can help your business succeed in the competitive Amazon marketplace. Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. Do I qualify?
