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A Filter Made of Tobacco Itself Kentucky Kings The Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society In 1952, as fear about smoking and lung cancer began spreading across America, the Lorillard Tobacco Company introduced a new product that promised peace of mind: Kent cigarettes with the revolutionary Micronite Asbestos Cigarette Filters: Kent Micronite Cigarettes & Lawsuits Legal battles smolder six decades after 'the greatest health protection in cigarette history'
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