EX-32 4 y00415exv32.htm EX-32: CERTIFICATION EX-32
         
Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Robert M. Amen, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Richard A. O’Leary, as Interim Chief Financial Officer, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (section) 1350, as adopted pursuant to (section) 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:
(1) The Report 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 the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
By:   /s/ Robert M. Amen      
  Name:   Robert M. Amen     
  Title:   Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer 
   
Dated: October 29, 2008      
 
     
By:   /s/ Richard A. O’Leary      
  Name:   Richard A. O’Leary     
  Title:   Vice President, Corporate Development
and Interim Chief Financial Officer 
   
Dated: October 29, 2008      

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