20372.  Misbranding of   Miller's   Anti-Mole.     U.S.  v.   IS  Bottles   of  Miller's 
Anti-Mole.    Product adjudged misbranded and ordered destroyed.
(F. & D. no. 28438.    Sample no. 6105-A.)
Examination of the drug preparation involved in this action disclosed that 
the article contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of 
producing certain curative and therapeutic effects claimed in the labeling.
On July 1, 1932, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Missouri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying 
seizure and condemnation of 18 bottles of Miller's Anti-Mole, remaining in the 
original unbroken packages at Kansas City, Mo., alleging that the article had 
been shipped in interstate commerce on or about June 9, 1932, by the Miller 
Manufacturing Co., Lincoln, Nebr., to Kansas City, Mo., and charging mis- 
branding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this Department showed that it con- 
sisted essentially of nitric acid (65 percent), acetic acid (10 percent), and 
water (25 percent).
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the 
following statements appearing on the labeling were false and fraudulent: 
(Label around wooden tube) "Anti-Mole for the permanent removal of 
moles, * * * and all similar "skin blemishes": (circular "Anti- 
. mole * * * is Guaranteed to Permanently remove Moles, * * * and ah 
healthy protuberances protruding above the skin, * * * For a small mole 
insert the point of a common hard-wood toothpick into the liquid, with a 
downward stroke shake off the drop of liquid and apply with the pick just 
moistened a little, thus preventing the liquid from spreading to the surrounding 
skin. For a very small mole, or dark skin spot, a very slight application of 
the remedy well worked in will be sufficient. For a very large protruding 
mole, say the size of a large pea, more of the remedy is required. Apply 
Anti-Mole to the surface of the mole, pick gently with the toothpick while 
applying. When the very small mole turns a light color you have used suffi- 
cient to remove it; a large mole, use enough to turn it brown; About 2 hours
after applying Anti-Mole, grease well with vaseline. This will keep it soft 
and prevent soreness. Do not expect the mole to come off immediately upon 
making the application, as it requires a few days for the remedy to absorb the 
mole. When this process is complete and the mole having formed into a dry 
scab, the skin will gradually heal from below and the scab will stuff off and 
the mole will be gone. Never Pick the Scab Off, for when you do another will 
form, and when the second scab comes off sometimes a scar is the result, ana 
that is what you want to avoid. * * * Don't try to use Anti-Mole on your- 
self ; have another person do it for you, unless the mole you wish to remove is 
on the arm, leg, or 'where you- have free access to it."
On December 28,1932, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
was entered finding the product misbranded and ordering that it be destroyed 
by the United States marshal.
R. G. TUGWELL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.