kent cigarettes asbestos filter history Cross-section of an asbestos-laden cigarette filter. Kent's Micronite were popularly marketed as a "Taste Improvement" and "Kind on the Lungs". : r/interestingasfuck Ex-Kent Smoker Blames Filter of
Ex Kent Smoker Blames Filter of Past for Illness The New York Times In 1952, when reports began linking cigarettes to cancer, some tobacco companies tried to reassure customers by introducing filters they claimed would make smoking safer. One of the most infamous was the Highlights of the Collection The Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society 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 If there's one thing cigarettes aren't, it's healthy. Kent cigarette thought they struck gold in 1952 when they unveiled the greatest health protection in cigarette history, an innovative new filter called Micronite. Kent Cigarette Box, Michigan State Medical Society, 1963 National Museum of American History
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