|   |  1. | I      have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A of Lifeway Foods,      Inc.; |
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|   |  2. | Based      on my knowledge, this 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 thisreport; |
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|   |  3. | Based      on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information      included in this 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      report; |
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|   |  4. | The      registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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))      and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in      Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant      and have: |
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|   |  (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; |
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|   |  (b) | Designed      such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal      control over financial reporting to be designed under our      supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the      reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial      statements for external purposes in accordance with generally      accepted accounting principles; |
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|   |  (c) | 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 theend of      the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;      and |
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|   |  (d) | 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 |
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|   |  5. | The      registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 |
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|   |  (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. |
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| Date:  |  December      2, 2009 |   | By:    |   /s/      Julie Smolyansky                                                                      |   |
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|   |                        |   |   |  Julie      Smolyansky Chief      Executive Officer, President and  Director |   |

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