filtered cigarettes invented KENT MICRONITE — Museum of Failure The failed history of tobacco

The failed history of tobacco harm reduction History of an Invention: Kent Micronite CigsSpot 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 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 Exhibit: When cigarette filters were made of asbestos The Cancer History Project Cork Tip

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