The toys are called Spa Factory Aromatherapy Fountain & Bath Benefits Kits, but the Consumer Product Safety Commission has another name for them: explosion and projectile hazards.

The kits, sold for $13 to $50 at Wal-Mart, Target and other retailers, let children create their own sweet smells, lip gloss and mask facials, just like in a real beauty spa. Earlier this month, the CPSC announced the recall of 516,000 of the kits because the buildup of carbon dioxide can blow the lids off the jars of "Bath Bombs/Balls" and "Bath Fizzies." If you add water, the explosion could spray you in the face with citric acid.

The CPSC has heard of 100 explosions that caused 26 injuries, including someone whose eye was hit by a jar lid. People who have the kits are advised to take away jars and caps from children and throw out jar lids without vents. More information is available by calling the toys' maker, JAKKS Pacific, at 877-875-2557.

BBB gives 'F' to cleanup firm

Shopping around for a company to clean up a murder scene? The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota has given an "F" grade to Bio-Tec Emergency Services, a Forest Lake company that tidies up after crimes, suicides and the like. Bio-Tec also offers training to the independent contractors they dispatch to the gory scenes, and the BBB says people complained that they paid up to $299 for online materials and instruction that they never received. Some also report that they weren't paid after doing the work.

The BBB said it has forwarded 12 complaints to Bio-Tec, and the company hasn't responded to half of them.

Last week, Adam Backstrom, a director at Bio-Tec, blamed the complaints on people who signed up for training and decided not to go through with it. As for those who didn't get paid, Backstrom said that means the company itself hasn't been paid.

FCC takes on bill shock

Bombarded by complaints over unexpectedly huge cell phone bills, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing several requirements that would give cell phone users more warnings of big charges ahead.

An FCC survey this spring estimated that 30 million Americans, or 1 in 6 mobile users, suffered from "bill shock." Companies could be forced to provide voice or text alerts when customers are close to exceeding monthly limits, or when they're about to be charged higher fees for international or other roaming charges.

To find out more or file your own cell phone complaint, go to fcc.gov.

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