Harrisonburg DWI DUI Lawyer Bob Keefer: The smell of alcohol on a person's breath does not always mean the person consumed alcohol.
From Defending DUIs in Washington, 3rd:
At this point it should be noted that the presence of alcohol in an individual’s breath does not mean that the individual has actually consumed alcohol. “[S]everal investigators have confirmed the presence of ethanol in samples of blood and breath from healthy abstaining subjects.” The concentrations observed display “large inter-individual variations.” Although the origins of endogenous ethanol and its biological significance are not fully understood, one mechanism for the production of alcohol in the body is well documented: fermentation of carbohydrates in the gut. Candida Albicans, a yeast, “is one of the normal flora in the human gastrointestinal tract.” Under the right conditions, C. Albicans ferments carbohydrates into ethanol in the gut. The effect can be severe in individuals with certain gastrointestinal disorders, even causing noticeable intoxication. This phenomenon is known as “autobrewery syndrome.” It can result in breath alcohol concentrations as high as .25 g/210L. Given the significance of these effects, both “toxicologist and forensic scientist should be aware of the significance of the syndrome.” “All those concerned with alcohol intoxication…must bear this syndrome in mind and should consider mycological examination as well as sensitive biochemical analysis.”
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