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Haunted by a shopping cart, tracking me across the web

Saturday, December 1, 2012
By | Ed Mierzwinski
Consumer Program Director

On Black Friday no less, I surfed a few of my favorite e-commerce sites. At one, I even started to fill a cart. Now, the contents of that cart track me and appear on every page I open.

FTC to hotels: Nuisance add-on fees deceptive

Wednesday, November 28, 2012
By | Ed Mierzwinski
Consumer Program Director

The FTC has warned 22 hotel chains that add-on fees, such as resort fees, may be deceptive. Meanwhile, air passenger groups are asking consumers to petition the White House to require that the Department of Transportation's FAA require full disclosure of airline fees.

Pictures from our DC toy safety news conference today

Tuesday, November 20, 2012
By | Ed Mierzwinski
Consumer Program Director

Today, PIRGs around the country released our 27th annual Trouble In Toyland report, highlighting potential choking, toxics, magnet and noise hazards kids may face. Here are a few photos from our DC event, where we were joined by Dr. Bryan Rudolph, a pediatric gastroenterologist, and Bob Adler, a Commissioner of the CPSC.

FTC consumer champion has industries making false health claims afraid, very afraid

Wednesday, November 14, 2012
By | Ed Mierzwinski
Consumer Program Director

Adweek profiles FTC consumer chief David Vladeck and his campaign to make yogurt makers, athletic apparel makers, cereal makers and household name firms from Reebok and Skechers to Kellogg's and Dannon to either tell the truth about their health claims or pay. It's a nice piece on the FTC's work and on the longtime consumer champion, who heads back to his Georgetown Law professorship at the end of the year.

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