1952 kent cigarettes asbestos Exhibit: When cigarette filters were made of – The Cancer History Project KENT MICRONITE — Museum of
KENT MICRONITE Museum of Failure Kent Cigarette Box, Michigan State Medical Society, 1963 National Museum of American History 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 The failed history of tobacco harm reduction In the early 1950s, as medical research began linking cigarettes to lung cancer, tobacco companies scrambled to reassure the public. Kent Cigarettes, a brand owned by Lorillard, introduced its so called Micronite Filter Kent's Asbestos Secret: The "Healthier" Cigarette's Hidden Danger
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