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Mouth alcohol is residual alcohol in the mouth that is present immediately following the consumption of some foods, beverages, medicine, or mouth spray. Mouth alcohol will typically dissipate within five to ten minutes. Mouth alcohol will trigger a positive reading and a lock out of the vehicle, even when the true alcohol concentration in the body of the person delivering the breath sample is below the pre-set limit.
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