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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001683168-22-001736
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220317
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220317
GROUP MEMBERS:		EDWARD SMOLYANSKY, LUDMILA SMOLYANSKY

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Lifeway Foods, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000814586
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DAIRY PRODUCTS [2020]
		IRS NUMBER:				363442829
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-50073
		FILM NUMBER:		22746926

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6431 W OAKTON
		CITY:			MORTON GROVE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60053
		BUSINESS PHONE:		847-967-1010

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6431 W OAKTON
		CITY:			MORTON GROVE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60053

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LIFEWAY FOODS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001227848

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
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<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT NO. 12
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 49.7pt 0pt 55.45pt; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 49.7pt 0pt 55.45pt; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 49.7pt 0pt 55.45pt; text-align: center">Washington, DC 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 49.7pt 0pt 55.45pt; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 49.7pt 0pt 55.45pt; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 13D<BR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 49.7pt 0pt 55.45pt; text-align: center">Under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 49.7pt 0pt 55.45pt; text-align: center">(Amendment No. 12)*</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Name of Issuer)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid"><B>Common Stock</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Title of Class of Securities)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>531914109</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-top: Black 0.5pt solid">(CUSIP Number)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Edward Smolyansky<BR>
Lifeway Foods, Inc.<BR>
6431 West Oakton Street</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Morton Grove, IL 60053</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(847) 967-1010</B></P>

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Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>March&nbsp;11, 2022</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-top: Black 0.5pt solid">(Date of Event Which
Requires Filing of this Statement)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 49.7pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">If the
filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and
is filing this schedule because of 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. </FONT>[_]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 49.7pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Note: Schedules filed in paper format
shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See 240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies
are to be sent.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled
out for a reporting person&rsquo;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The information required in the remainder of this
cover page shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&ldquo;Act&rdquo;)
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).</P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 13D</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">CUSIP No. <B>531914109</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Names of reporting persons</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>Ludmila Smolyansky</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT>[X]</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT>[_]</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SEC use only </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Source of funds (see instructions)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>OO</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)&#9;</FONT>[_]</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">6.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Citizenship of place of organization</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>United States</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" ROWSPAN="7" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Number of<BR>
shares<BR>
beneficially<BR>
owned by<BR>
each<BR>
reporting<BR>
person with</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sole voting power &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<B>3,386,641</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Shared voting power &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<B>0</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sole dispositive power &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<B>3,386,641</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Shared dispositive power &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<B>0</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting
    person</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>3,386,641</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>[_]</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">13.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>21.9%</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">14.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Type of reporting person (see instructions)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>IN</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 84%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 13D</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">CUSIP No. <B>531914109</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Names of reporting persons</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>Edward Smolyansky</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT>[X]</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT>[_]</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SEC use only </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Source of funds (see instructions)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>OO</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)&#9;</FONT>[_]</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">6.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Citizenship of place of organization</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>United States</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" ROWSPAN="7" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Number of<BR>
shares<BR>
beneficially<BR>
owned by<BR>
each<BR>
reporting<BR>
person with</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sole voting power &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<B>2,005,112</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Shared voting power &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<B>500,000</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sole dispositive power &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<B>2,005,112</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Shared dispositive power &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<B>500,000</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting
    person</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>2,505,112</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (see instructions)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>[_]</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">13.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>16.2%</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">14.</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Type of reporting person (see instructions)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>IN</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 84%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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NO. 12 to SCHEDULE 13D</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This Amendment No. 12 further amends and supplements
the Schedule 13D filed by Ludmila Smolyansky and Edward Smolyansky. This Amendment No. 12 is being filed by Ludmila Smolyansky and Edward
Smolyansky for the purpose of providing the additional information set forth below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On March 11, 2022, Edward Smolyansky notified
the corporate secretary of Lifeway Foods, Inc. (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;) of his intent to nominate himself, Ludmila Smolyansky,
Robert Whalen, Austin Hollis and Iana Trifonova for election to the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors at the Company&rsquo;s 2022 annual
meeting of shareholders (the &ldquo;<U>2022 Annual Meeting</U>&rdquo;). As Mr. Smolyansky continues to prepare for a potential proxy context
in connection with the 2022 Annual Meeting, the Reporting Persons intend to continue to engage in discussions with the Company&rsquo;s
Board of Directors regarding their belief that the Company should replace the Company&rsquo;s Chief Executive Officer, and commence an
exploration of the Company&rsquo;s strategic alternatives.</P>

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to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.</P>

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  <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 50%">Date: March 17, 2022</TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 50%"><U>/s/ Ludmila Smolyansky&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</U><BR>
Ludmila Smolyansky</TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 50%"><U>/s/ Edward Smolyansky&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</U><BR>
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