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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of our report  dated  August  23,  2003  relating  to the
financial  statements  and  financial  statement  schedule of U.S. Home & Garden
Inc.,  appearing in U.S. Home & Garden Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended June 30, 2003.

                                                /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
                                                    BDO Seidman LLP
                                                    Kalamazoo, Michigan

March 15, 2004

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