How come the dining halls don serve fresh alfalfa and bean sprouts?
For your safety, the dining halls serve canned bean sprouts. A few years ago, the USFDA issued consumer advisories related to eating alfalfa and clove sprouts. Healthy individuals can get salmonella poisoning from eating fresh sprouts. All products served in the dining halls have to pass stringent microbiological food sample testing before they are served to students.
