Exhibit 23(a)

                                Consent of Independent Auditors

The Board of Directors
First Brands Corporation

We consent to the use of our audit report dated August 8, 1996, on the
consolidated financial statements and schedules of First Brands Corporation and
subsidiaries as of June 30, 1996 and June 30, 1995 and for each of the years in
the three year period ended June 30, 1996 incorporated herein by reference in
the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of First Brands Corporation pertaining to
the First Brands Corporation Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

Further, we acknowledge our awareness of the use therein of our review report
dated November 4, 1996, related to our review of interim financial information.

Pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, such review report is
not considered a part of a registration statement prepared or certified by an
accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning
of section 7 and 11 of the Act.

                                                   /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

New York, New York
February 3, 1997