A former American Airlines flight attendant is claiming that his failed on-the-job breathalyzer test was caused by his diet. He claims that the Keto diet was responsible for the false positive.
Andre Riley, who had been hired at American Airlines in 2012, was terminated last year following a breathalyzer test administered after a Las Vegas-to-Charlotte flight. He claims that he didn't have anything to drink that day, but still failed the test. Because it was not his first time failing a breathalyzer on the job, he was terminated.
His claim about the keto diet isn’t entirely unfounded. According to some doctors, when the keto diet was gaining popularity, certain breathalyzer equipment may give false positives when used by people in ketosis. Andre says he just wants his job back.
Have you ever heard of this happening?? I just did some Googling and apparently is is a thing...so if you're doing keto, just be aware!
I have a feeling Andre should lawyer up if he wants to beat this thing and return to work.
[FOX News]
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