Not available there?

       Unless times have changed an oddity on the American food front.
"When you're talking about almonds, "raw" may not mean what you think.
All California almonds — which would be virtually all the almonds in the country — are either pasteurised or treated with a fumigant. The processes, which have been required by law since 2007, are intended to prevent food-borne illness. But almond aficionados say the treatments taint the flavour and mislead consumers."  
      Question?  The original post said "~ ~ ~heat-pasteurized" kinda begs the question - how ELSE would one pasteurise?