filtered cigarettes invented Mesothelioma Alert: 1950's Asbestos-Riddled Cigarettes

De Pere history includes Stuart Stebbings and cheese-filter cigarettes

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A word or two about the cigarette filter

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In 1952, the cigarette industry faced growing fears over a possible link between smoking and cancer. Seeking to reassure consumers, Kent Cigarettes launched what they claimed was a revolutionary innovation: the “Micronite”

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Exhibit: When cigarette filters were made of asbestos – The Cancer History Project

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Cross-section of an asbestos-laden cigarette filter. Kent's Micronite filter cigarettes were popularly marketed as a "Taste Improvement" and "Kind on the Lungs". : r/interestingasfuck

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Cigarette Filters

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In the early 1950s, growing concerns about the connection between smoking and lung cancer pushed cigarette companies to market “safer” alternatives. In 1952, Kent introduced its new Micronite filter, advertising it as

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