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These excerpts taken from the HAIN 10-K filed Aug 29, 2008.

Use of Estimates

The financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The accounting principles we use require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods presented. We believe in the quality and reasonableness of our critical accounting policies; however, it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using assumptions different from those that we have consistently applied.

Use of Estimates

STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px">The financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The accounting principles we use require us to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods presented. We believe in the quality and reasonableness
of our critical accounting policies; however, it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using assumptions different from those that we have consistently applied.

STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px">Cash and Cash Equivalents

 


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The Company considers cash and cash equivalents to include cash in banks, commercial paper and deposits with financial
institutions that can be liquidated without prior notice or penalty. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px">Valuation of Accounts and Chargebacks Receivable and Concentration of Credit Risk

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We perform ongoing credit evaluations on existing and new customers daily. We apply reserves for delinquent or uncollectible trade receivables based on a specific identification methodology and also apply an
additional reserve based on the experience we have with our trade receivables aging categories. Credit losses have been within our expectations in recent years. While one of our customers represented 13% of our trade receivables balance as of
June 30, 2008 and 16% of our trade receivables balance as of June 30, 2007, we believe there is no credit exposure at this time.

Based on cash
collection history and other statistical analysis, we estimate the amount of unauthorized deductions our customers have taken that we expect to be repaid in the near future in the form of a chargeback receivable. Our estimate of this receivable
balance ($2.5 million at June 30, 2008 and $2.4 million at June 30, 2007) could be different had we used different assumptions and judgments.

SIZE="2">During the year ended June 30, 2008, sales to one customer and its affiliates approximated 20% of net sales. In fiscal 2007 sales to one customer and its affiliates approximated 20% of net sales. In fiscal 2006, sales to one customer
and its affiliates approximated 21% of net sales.

These excerpts taken from the HAIN 10-K filed Jan 31, 2008.

Use of Estimates

The financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The accounting principles we use require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods presented. We believe in the quality and reasonableness of our critical accounting policies; however, it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using assumptions different from those that we have consistently applied.

Use of Estimates

STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px">The financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The accounting principles we use require us to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods presented. We believe in the quality and reasonableness
of our critical accounting policies; however, it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using assumptions different from those that we have consistently applied.

STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px">Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers cash and cash
equivalents to include cash in banks, commercial paper and deposits with financial institutions that can be liquidated without prior notice or penalty. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or
less to be cash equivalents.






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