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In a shockingly ironic twist of medical history, Kent cigarettes responded to early cancer fears by introducing the Micronite filter. Marketed as the ultimate health safeguard, this filter actually contained crocidolite, a Cigarette Kentucky Historical Society Who Made That Cigarette Filter? The New York Times 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 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 Exhibit: When cigarette filters were made of asbestos The Cancer History Project
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