Working Mother Magazine Honors Eco-Friendly Companies Making Strides to
                Benefit America's Children Today and Tomorrow

MELVILLE, N.Y., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN), a leading natural and organic food and personal care products company, today announced its selection by Working Mother magazine as one of 2008's Best Green Companies for America's Children.

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"Our winning companies are devoting innovative thinking as well as financial resources to preserving the earth," said Suzanne Riss, Editor-in-Chief, Working Mother magazine. "They know that consumers want to buy from businesses that strive to minimize their environmental impact, and employees want to work for companies with good environmental records."

"As a leader in natural and organic food and personal care products and as company that has been using recycled and recyclable packaging since 1993, we are proud to receive the recognition of our sustainability efforts by Working Mother magazine in selecting Hain Celestial as one of 2008's Best Green Companies for America's Children," said Irwin D. Simon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain Celestial. "We will continue to be a leading innovator in the natural and organic industry as we strive to provide consumers with the natural and organic products that enable them to maintain A Healthy Way of Life(TM). We are also dedicated to continually raising the bar to minimize the environmental impact of how our products are manufactured, packaged, and delivered to the market to ensure a sustainable environment for our children and for our future. With today's celebration of Earth Day, we appreciate the loyal support of our customers and our worldwide consumer base, employees and business partners," concluded Irwin Simon.

The Hain Celestial Group

The Hain Celestial Group (Nasdaq: HAIN), headquartered in Melville, NY, is a leading natural and organic food and personal care products company in North America and Europe. Hain Celestial participates in almost all natural food categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings(R), Terra(R), Garden of Eatin'(R), Health Valley(R), WestSoy(R), Earth's Best(R), Arrowhead Mills(R), MaraNatha(R), SunSpire(R), DeBoles(R), Hain Pure Foods(R), FreeBird(TM), Plainville Farms(R), Hollywood(R), Spectrum Naturals(R), Spectrum Essentials(R), Walnut Acres Organic(R), Imagine(R), Rice Dream(R), Soy Dream(R), Rosetto(R), Ethnic Gourmet(R), Yves Veggie Cuisine(R), Granose(R), Realeat(R), Linda McCartney(R), Daily Bread(TM), Lima(R), Grains Noirs(R), Natumi(R), JASON(R), Zia(R) Natural Skincare, Avalon Organics(R), Alba Botanica(R), Queen Helene(R), Tushies(R) and TenderCare(R). Hain Celestial has been providing "A Healthy Way of Life(TM)" since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain-celestial.com.

About Working Mother Media

Founded in 1979, Working Mother magazine reaches 2 million readers and is the only national magazine for career-committed mothers. Its 22-year signature initiative, Working Mother 100 Best Companies, is the most important benchmark for work/life practices in corporate America. Working Mother is published by Working Mother Media, which was founded in 2001. WMM includes the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), Diversity Best Practices, the WorkLife Congress, the Multicultural Women's Conference and Town Halls. Working Mother Media's mission is to champion culture change.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within and constitutes a "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks include but are not limited to general economic and business conditions; our ability to implement our business and acquisition strategy; our ability to effectively integrate our acquisitions; competition; availability and retention of key personnel; our reliance on third party distributors, manufacturers and suppliers; changes in customer preferences; international sales and operations; the results of the SEC's inquiry into our stock option practices; changes in, or the failure to comply with, government regulations; and other risks detailed from time-to-time in the Company's reports filed with the SEC, including the annual report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, no assurance can be given as to future results, levels of activity and achievements and neither the Company nor any person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of these statements.

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