MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, California almond growers and grower-retailers, brought suit against the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") to challenge a USDA regulation requiring almond handlers to treat raw almonds in order to reduce the risk of Salmonella bacteria contamination.
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