asbestos filters cigarettes 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 Dead ends - the tobacco
Dead ends the tobacco industry's quest for a 'safe' combustible cigarette Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction Micronite Filter The Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society Knee jerk reactions to a perceived safety problem can lead to doing more harm. The concept that cigarettes caused cancer is not new. In 1952 the Lorillard Tobacco Company marketed the original A 1960 advertisement for Kent cigarettes in the New York Mirror Download Scientific Diagram 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 Exhibit: When cigarette filters were made of asbestos The Cancer History Project
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