EXHIBIT 99.5


                    CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO 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 of International Flavors &
Fragrances Inc. (the "Company") for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), Richard A. Goldstein, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and
Douglas J. Wetmore, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby
certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

         (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 results of operations of the
Company.




/s/ Richard A. Goldstein
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Name:    Richard A. Goldstein
Title:   Chairman of the Board and
         Chief Executive Officer
Date:    March 25, 2003




/s/ Douglas J. Wetmore
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Name:    Douglas J. Wetmore
Title:   Senior Vice President and
         Chief Financial Officer
Date:    March 25, 2003


This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.