Saliva Alcohol Strip – 3 Test
This test provides a preliminary result only.
A more specific alternate chemical method must be used in order to obtain a confirmed analytical result. Gas chromatography (GC) is the preferred confirmatory method.
What is this
The Saliva Alcohol Test Strip (Saliva) is a rapid, highly sensitive method to detect the presence of alcohol in saliva and provide an approximation of relative blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at 0.02% or greater.
Our test
The Saliva Alcohol Test Strip (Saliva) is a chemical assay based on an alcohol-sensitive enzymatic reaction.
Alcohol, if present in the saliva specimen, reacts with chemicals on the reaction pad and causes a color change.
The Saliva Alcohol Test Strip (Saliva) consists of a plastic strip with a reaction pad attached at the tip.
Handling instructions
- Collect the saliva into the apposite cup
- Saturate the reaction pad with saliva from the collection cup or by applying saliva directly to the reaction pad
- Read results at 2 minutes by visually comparing the color of the reaction pad to the corresponding color blocks printed on the pouch to determine the relative blood alcohol concentration. Do not interpret the result after 3 minutes
