Exhibit 32(b)

CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER RELATING TO A

PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

      I, Arthur B. Winkleblack, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of H. J. Heinz Company, a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify that, to my knowledge:

      1. The Company’s periodic report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 27, 2005 (the “Form 10-Q”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

      2. The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 22, 2005

/s/ Arthur B. Winkleblack

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Name: Arthur B. Winkleblack

Title: Executive Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer