filter cigarettes history In 1952, Kent released “Micronite” 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 Legal battles smolder six decades
Legal battles smolder six decades after 'the greatest health protection in cigarette history' In the early 1950s, as scientific studies began linking smoking to lung cancer, cigarette companies faced growing public concern. To reassure customers, the makers of Kent cigarettes introduced the Micronite Filter in When Lung Cancer Fears Emerged in the 1950s, Kent Put a Filter on their Cigarettes. It Was Made From Asbestos The failed history of tobacco harm reduction Cigarette Kentucky Historical Society
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