kent cigarettes asbestos filter 1952 In the early 1950s, as medical research began linking to lung cancer, tobacco companies scrambled to reassure the public. Cigarettes, a brand owned by Lorillard, introduced its so-called “Micronite Filter” Did Cigarettes Ever Contain Asbestos
Did Cigarettes Ever Contain Asbestos Filters? 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 Kent's Asbestos Secret: The "Healthier" Cigarette's Hidden Danger Ex Kent Smoker Blames Filter of Past for Illness The New York Times Kent Cigarette Box, Michigan State Medical Society, 1963 National Museum of American History
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