Thursday's decisions represent the final action by commissioner Thomas H. Moore, who announced his departure from the CPSC on the same day. Despite voting in favor of both 3-2 rulings, in his farewell statement he warned that overregulation was not the solution to all product safety issues. "Experience has taught me that reasoned commission action should reflect a pragmatic approach to resolving safety problems and there should be recognition that regulation is only one of many options that can be employed to address safety issues," he said. "I think that consumers should be well informed about the products they purchase and they should take reasonable care in using them."
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