1952 kent cigarettes asbestos When cigarette filters were made of Kent cigarettes, introduced in 1952

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 Mesothelioma Alert: 1950's Asbestos Riddled Cigarettes In 1952, as fears grew over the connection between smoking and cancer, Kent cigarettes introduced an asbestos filter that was supposed to make smoking safer. The idea sounds almost unreal now. A Kent Cigarette Box, Michigan State Medical Society, 1963 National Museum of American History

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