CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the inclusion in this Form 10-K/A-2 of McCormick & Company, Incorporated and subsidiaries of our report dated January 22, 2002 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of McCormick & Company, Incorporated and subsidiaries incorporated by reference in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2001, as amended on this Form 10-K/A-2.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of McCormick & Company, Incorporated and subsidiaries and in the related Prospectuses (if applicable) of our report dated January 22, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of McCormick & Company, Incorporated and subsidiaries incorporated by reference in its Annual Report on Form 10-K as amended by Form 10-K/A-2 for the year ended November 30, 2001.
| Form | Registration Number | Date Filed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-8 | 333-57590 | 03/26/2001 | ||
| S-3/A | 333-46490 | 01/23/2001 | ||
| S-8 | 333-93231 | 12/21/1999 | ||
| S-8 | 333-74963 | 03/24/1999 | ||
| S-3 | 333-47611 | 03/09/1998 | ||
| S-8 | 333-23727 | 03/21/1997 | ||
| S-3 | 33-66614 | 07/27/1993 | ||
| S-3 | 33-40920 | 05/29/1991 | ||
| S-8 | 33-33274 | 03/02/1990 | ||
| S-3 | 33-32712 | 12/21/1989 | ||
| S-3 | 33-24660 | 03/16/1989 | ||
| S-3 | 33-24659 | 09/15/1988 | ||
| S-8 | 33-24658 | 09/15/1988 |
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
October 7, 2002
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