EXHIBIT 16.1

August 26, 2015

Office of the Chief Accountant

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N. E.

Washington, D.C.  20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have read the comments made regarding us in Item 4.01 of Form 8-K of Lifeway Foods, Inc. dated August 26, 2015 and are in agreement with those statements.

/s/ Crowe Horwath LLP

Crowe Horwath LLP

Oak Brook, IL

cc: Mr. Paul Lee

Audit Committee Chairman

Lifeway Foods, Inc.

Edward Smolyansky

Chief Financial and Accounting Officer,

    Secretary and Treasurer