26493. Misbranding of  Mykel Tootli  Powder.     TT.  S. v.  24  Packages  of  Mykel
Tooth Powder.     Default decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F.
& D. no. 87394.    Sample no. 8653-B.)
This case involved an interstate shipment of Mykel Tooth Powder the label 
and package of which bore and contained false and fraudulent statements as 
to its curative or therapeutic effect.
On March 26, 1936, the United States attorney for the District of Nebraska, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 24 packages of Mykel Tooth Powder 
at Lincoln, Nebr., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate com- 
merce on or about February 24, 1936, by the Kent Co., Inc., from Kansas City, 
Mo., and that it was adulterated and misbranded in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act as amended.
Analysis showed that the article consisted essentially of sodium perborate 
and talc flavored with methyl salicylate.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that statements regarding the 
curative or therapeutic effect of the article, appearing on the packages and 
contained in an accompanying circular, falsely and fraudulently represented 
that the article was effective to keep the gums firm, to build up tooth enamel, 
to diminish possibility of tooth decay, and to prevent mouth infections, and 
that it was effective for the treatment of pyorrhea.
On May 8, 1936, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was 
entered, and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.