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<DESCRIPTION>906 CERTIFICATION BY C.E.O. AND C.F.O.
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 32.1
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                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION

I, Julie Smolyansky, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly
Report of Lifeway Foods, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal
quarter ended June 30, 2003:

(1)  fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

This written statement is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an exhibit to such Form 10-QSB. A signed original of this written
statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be
retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request.

                                    By:  /s/ Julie Smolyansky
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                                    Julie Smolyansky
                                    Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial and
                                    Accounting Officer, President, Treasurer and
                                    Director

Date:  August 14, 2003

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