1952 kent cigarettes asbestos Cigarette Box, Michigan State Medical Society, 1963 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 Kent cigarettes, introduced in 1952 by the P. Lorillard Company, utilized a Micronite filter made primarily of crocidolite (blue asbestos), one of the most dangerous forms of the mineral. This marketing as Asbestspotter Asbestos in Kent Cigarette Filters: A Shocking Past Kent's Asbestos Secret: The "Healthier" Cigarette's Hidden Danger Asbestos Cigarette Filters: A Hazardous Legacy of Smoking Kent Cigarettes & Asbestos: Risks, Lawsuits & Compensation
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