kent cigarettes history Asbestos Cigarette Filters: Micronite & Lawsuits The evolution of the Kent
The evolution of the Kent Cigarettes brand through decades Top Smoke Vintage KENT Reproduction Cigarettes Vintage Metal Sign 11.8x7.8 eBay 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 (cigarette) Wikipedia In 1952, as fear about smoking and lung cancer began spreading across America, the Lorillard Tobacco Company introduced a new product that promised peace of mind: Kent cigarettes with the revolutionary Micronite 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
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