"For most of that time, the test kits Andwin Scientific supplied were faulty, potentially inflating the results of DUI suspects in the heart of California's wine country and elsewhere, according to a letter state officials sent to Sonoma County prosecutors that was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle."
"For nearly 10 years up until then, the test kits Andwin Scientific supplied the state did not contain the necessary amount of the chemical compound sodium fluoride to prevent urine samples from fermenting, according to the state's letter."
"Following an audit by the state, officials told The Times this week, the state Department of Justice determined that only a small number of California's DUI and other cases involving alcohol analyses - 0.07% - involved the faulty urinalysis tests and needed to be reviewed."
Andwin Scientific supplied defective urinalysis test kits to the California Department of Justice for approximately ten years, which lacked sufficient sodium fluoride to prevent urine sample fermentation. These faulty tests were used by law enforcement agencies without local forensic labs, potentially affecting DUI prosecutions statewide. State officials discovered the problem and determined that 0.07% of alcohol-related cases involved the faulty tests. About 60 law enforcement agencies and seven district attorney offices were notified of potential case reviews. Large counties with independent labs were unaffected. Local jurisdictions now must conduct deeper reviews to identify compromised cases.
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