Exhibit 99.04



          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 on Form 10-Q of Spectrum Organic
Products, Inc. ("the Company") for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof ("the
Report"), I, Robert B Fowles, Chief Financial 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, as amended; and

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



                                            /s/  Robert B. Fowles
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                                                 Robert B. Fowles
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
                                                 August 7, 2002