EXHIBIT 31.1

                         CERTIFICATION OF THE PRESIDENT
                             PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Joseph H. Potenza, certify that:

     1.   I have  reviewed  this  annual  report  on Form  10-K  of  PrimeSource
          Healthcare, Inc.;

     2.   Based on my knowledge,  this annual report does not contain any untrue
          statement  of a  material  fact  or  omit to  state  a  material  fact
          necessary to make the statements  made, in light of the  circumstances
          under which such  statements were made, not misleading with respect to
          the period covered by this annual report;

     3.   Based on my knowledge,  the financial statements,  and other financial
          information  included in this  annual  report,  fairly  present in all
          material respects the financial condition,  results of operations, and
          cash flows of the registrant as of, and for the periods  presented in
          this annual report;

     4.   The registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I are responsible for
          establishing  and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as
          defined  in  Exchange  Act  Rules  13a-15(e)  and  15d-15(e))  for the
          registrant and have:

          (a)designed such disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or caused such
             disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to  be  designed  under  our
             supervision,  to ensure that material  information  relating to the
             registrant,  including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
             to us by others  within  those  entities,  particularly  during the
             period in which this report is being prepared;

          (b)evaluated  the   effectiveness  of  the   registrant's   disclosure
             controls  and   procedures   and   presented  in  this  report  our
             conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and
             procedures,  as of the end of the  period  covered  by this  report
             based on such evaluation; and

          (c)disclosed  in this report any change in the  registrant's  internal
             control  over  financial   reporting   that  occurred   during  the
             registrant's  most recent fiscal quarter (the  registrant's  fourth
             fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
             affected,  or  is  reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,  the
             registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

     5.   The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,  based
          on our most recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial
          reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
          registrant's  board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
          functions):


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          (a)all significant  deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
             or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
             reasonably  likely to adversely affect the registrant's  ability to
             record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

          (b)any fraud,  whether or not material,  that  involves  management or
             other  employees  who have a significant  role in the  registrant's
             internal control over financial reporting.


Date:    September 28, 2004

                                               /s/ Joseph H. Potenza
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Name: Joseph H. Potenza
                                                     Title: President and Chief
                                                            Executive Officer

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