Mesothelioma News ‘I ate asbestos-covered cake’ – Crook man recalls school visit to Bowburn factory By Mesothelioma News October 21, 2013 October 21, 2013 Mesothelioma News A MAN who grew up near an asbestos factory has told how he and dozens of young classmates toured the facility completely unprotected – even eating cake covered in the deadly dust. ‘I ate asbestos-covered cake’ – Crook man recalls school visit to Bowburn factory Six decades later, Lorillard is still battling lawsuits over its Kent "Micronite" filter.