Exhibit 99.08



          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 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Spectrum Organic Products,
Inc. ("the Company") for the period ended December 31, 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
                                                 and Secretary
                                                 March 10, 2003