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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 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: November 13, 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.