EXHIBIT 32.1


                            CERTIFICATION 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 of Oneida Ltd. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the period ending May 1, 2004 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Peter J. Kallet, Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

          (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
               or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
               material respects, the financial condition and result of
               operations of the Company.




/s/ PETER J. KALLET
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Peter J. Kallet
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
June 15, 2004