SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                          FORM 15


Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under
Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                                    Commission File Number 1-1550

              Chiquita Brands International, Inc.
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    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   250 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 784-8000
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  (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
   area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)


           $3.75 Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B
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     (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)


	(1) Common Stock, $.01 par value
	(2) Warrants to Subscribe for Common Stock
	(3) 10.56% Senior Notes due 2009
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  (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty
   to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

	Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the
appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend
the duty to file reports:

        Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)   [ ]       Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)   [X]
        Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)  [ ]       Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)  [ ]
        Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)   [ ]       Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)   [ ]
        Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)  [ ]       Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)  [ ]
                                        Rule 15d-6            [ ]

	Approximate number of holders of record as of the
certification or notice date:                none
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	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 Chiquita Brands International, Inc. has caused this
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certification/ notice to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned duly authorized person.


DATE:    April 30, 2002        BY:/s/ Robert W. Olson
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                                      Robert W. Olson