THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

               Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of IRWIN D. SIMON, IRA J. LAMEL and DENISE M. FALTISCHEK,
and their assigns, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

               (1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC. (the
?Company?), Forms 3, 4 and 5 (or any analogous form), including amendments, in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;

               (2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Forms 3, 4 and 5 (or any analogous form) and timely file such form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;
and

               (3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions
as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

               The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and
the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

               This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 (or any analogous form) with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.





               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 14th day of August, 2009.

/s/Mary Celeste Anthes
Signature

Mary Celeste Anthes     _
Print Name

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INDIVIDUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OF NEW YORK)
                                                : ss.:
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK)

               On this 14th day of August, 2009, before me personally appeared Mary
Celeste Anthes personally known to me to be the person that executed this instrument and
acknowledged to me that she executed the same.

               WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Signature ___/s/ Christine Kummer___________________ (Seal)