kent micronite cigarettes 1972 Magazine Ad In 1952, Kent released “Micronite”
In 1952, Kent released Micronite cigarettes with filters made of blue asbestos. Marketed as kind on the lungs and a taste improvement, the so called safety feature backfired, causing twice as much cancer Cross section of an asbestos laden cigarette filter. Kent's Micronite filter cigarettes were popularly marketed as a "Taste Improvement" and "Kind on the Lungs". : r interestingasfuck Did Cigarettes Ever Contain Asbestos Filters? In the early 1950s, as scientific studies began linking smoking to lung cancer, cigarette companies faced growing public concern. To reassure customers, the makers of Kent cigarettes introduced the Micronite Filter in Physiological test compares KENT's "Micronite" filter with other cigarette filters Calisphere Legal battles blaze in Broward, elsewhere six decades after "safe" cigarette filter Florida Bulldog
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