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EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - NBTY INCa2227250zex-31_1.htm

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Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION 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 of NBTY, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Steven Cahillane, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, 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 my knowledge and belief:

            (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.

Dated: February 9, 2016

Signature:    

/s/ STEVEN CAHILLANE

Steven Cahillane
Chief Executive Officer

 

 



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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002