asbestos filter cigarette ad When filters were made of In 1952, Kent released “Micronite”

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 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 Asbestos Filter Cigarettes & Kent Micronite Compensation Cigarettes & Asbestos Filters: 2 Terrible Things Worse Together 1953 Kent Cigarettes, Kleenex Tissues, Palmolive Aftershave Vintage Print Ads

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