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EXHIBIT 32.1

     CERTIFICATION FURNISHED PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
           PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended June
30, 2003 (the "Report") filed by The Hain Celestial Group,  Inc. (the "Company")
with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  I, Irwin D. Simon, Chief Executive
Officer of the Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as adopted
pursuant  to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  that:

The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934; and The  information  contained in the
Report fairly presents,  in all material respects,  the financial  condition and
results of operations of the Company.

Date:  September 26, 2003


/s/_Irwin D.  Simon__________________
Irwin D. Simon
President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer

A  signed  original  of this  written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. and will be retained by
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.