EXHIBIT 99.1

                   CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORTS
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
(the "Company") certifies to his knowledge that:

(1) The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period
ended June 27, 2003 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in that Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial conditions and results of operation of the Company.



  August 5, 2003                        /s/  Robert A. Davies, III
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Date                                   Robert A. Davies, III
                                       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to Church & Dwight Co., Inc. and will
be retained by Church & Dwight Co., Inc. and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.