AG Jeff Jackson joins a fight against increased food delivery fees
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- North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson urged the FTC to curb deceptive food delivery fees.
- Jackson joined 15 other attorneys general in a letter seeking updated platform rules.
- The requested rules include total cost visibility and disclosure of store price markups.
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AG Jackson joins fight against high food delivery fees
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson on Wednesday called on the Federal Trade Commission to limit delivery fees for food and groceries.
Jackson, a Democrat, said some of the fees are “deceptive” and “get tacked on to customers’ bills to squeeze more money out of them.”
The FTC in April requested public input on fees and other charges for food and grocery deliveries in order to “prevent persons, entities, and organizations from engaging in such unfair or deceptive acts or practices.”
Jackson signed onto a letter alongside 15 other attorneys general urging the FTC to update regulations for food delivery app platforms. The new rules would include showing the total cost at each part of the ordering process, disclosing any markups from prices in stores and accurately describing how additional fees are calculated.
“People should know upfront how much they’ll pay for something, instead of getting to the checkout page to see surprise fees tacked on,” Jackson said in a statement. “Many food delivery apps play this game. It’s not right, and I’m urging the FTC to take action against it.”
The letter also urges the FTC to protect individual states’ ability to adopt and enforce stricter protections.
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