Dr Katherine East: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- associate professor in public health at Brighton and Sussex Medical School
- Quoted on
- Public health & prevention
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“Cigarette filters were designed to give the false impression of safety. In reality, they do not reduce toxicant exposure and may even increase harm, because they lead people to inhale deeper and for longer and can embed harmful fibres and microplastics in the lungs. They are also a major contributor to the global plastic waste crisis.”
Where Dr Katherine East has been quoted
- Experts urge UK to ban cigarette filters to protect health and environmenttheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
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