Exhibit 99.06



          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 September 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
                                                 November 5, 2002