Exhibit 23.4




                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS





Organic Food Products, Inc.
Morgan Hill, California

We hereby consent to the use in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus
constituting a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on or about July 21, 1999 of our
report dated September 23, 1998, except for Note 5 which is as of October 9,
1998, relating to the financial statements of Organic Food Products, Inc. which
are contained in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus.





                                                    /s/  BDO Seidman, LLP
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                                                    BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

San Francisco, California
July 21, 1999