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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.9

         THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED
OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
OR EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE FOREGOING LAWS.

   VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON DECEMBER 5, 2004 ("EXPIRATION DATE").

                           INTERLEUKIN GENETICS, INC.

                      WARRANT TO PURCHASE 264,407 SHARES OF
            COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE ("COMMON STOCK")

         THE ISSUANCE OF THIS WARRANT SHALL CANCEL AND SUPERSEDE THAT CERTAIN
WARRANT ISSUED TO THE WARRANTHOLDER TO PURCHASE 135,593 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
OF THE COMPANY AT AN EXERCISE PRICE OF $4.83 PER SHARE. For VALUE RECEIVED, The
Tail Wind Fund Ltd. ("Warrantholder"), is entitled to purchase, subject to the
provisions of this Warrant, from Interleukin Genetics, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Company"), at any time not later than 5:00 P.M., Eastern time, on
the Expiration Date, at an exercise price per share equal to $3.125 (the
exercise price in effect being herein called the "Warrant Price"), 264,407
shares ("Warrant Shares") of Common Stock. The number of Warrant Shares
purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant and the Warrant Price shall be subject
to adjustment from time to time as described herein.

         Section 1. Registration. The Company shall maintain books for the
transfer and registration of the Warrant. Upon the initial issuance of the
Warrant, the Company shall issue and register the Warrant in the name of the
Warrantholder.

         Section 2. Transfers. As provided herein, this Warrant may be
transferred only pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act") or an exemption from such
registration; provided, however, this Warrant may only be transferred to an
affiliate of the Warrantholder. Subject to such restrictions, the Company shall
transfer this Warrant from time to time upon the books to be maintained by the
Company for that purpose, upon surrender thereof for transfer properly endorsed
or accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer and such other documents
as may be reasonably required by the Company to establish that such transfer is
being made in accordance with the terms hereof, and a new Warrant shall be
issued to the transferee and the surrendered Warrant shall be canceled by the
Company.

         Section 3. Exercise of Warrant. Subject to the provisions hereof, the
Warrantholder may exercise this Warrant in whole or in part at any time upon
surrender of the Warrant, together with delivery of the duly executed Warrant
exercise form attached hereto (the "Exercise Agreement") and payment by cash,
certified check or wire transfer of funds for the Warrant Price for that
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number of Warrant Shares then being purchased, to the Company during normal
business hours on any business day at the Company's principal executive offices
(or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to
the holder hereof). The Warrant Shares so purchased shall be deemed to be issued
to the holder hereof or such holder's designee, as the record owner of such
shares, as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have
been surrendered (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof and security
or indemnity satisfactory to the Company), the Warrant Price shall have been
paid and the completed Exercise Agreement shall have been delivered.
Certificates for the Warrant Shares so purchased, representing the aggregate
number of shares specified in the Exercise Agreement, shall be delivered to the
holder hereof within a reasonable time, not exceeding seven (7) business days,
after this Warrant shall have been so exercised. The certificates so delivered
shall be in such denominations as may be requested by the holder hereof and
shall be registered in the name of such holder or such other name as shall be
designated by such holder. If this Warrant shall have been exercised only in
part, then, unless this Warrant has expired, the Company shall, at its expense,
at the time of delivery of such certificates, deliver to the holder a new
Warrant representing the number of shares with respect to which this Warrant
shall not then have been exercised.

                  Each exercise hereof shall constitute the representation and
warranty of the Warrantholder to the Company that the representations and
warranties contained in Article 5 of the Purchase Agreement (as defined below)
are true and correct in all material respects with respect to the Warrantholder
as of the time of such exercise.

         Section 4. Compliance with the Securities Act of 1933. Neither this
Warrant nor the Common Stock issued upon exercise hereof nor any other security
issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may be offered, sold or
transferred except as provided in this agreement and in conformity with the
Securities Act, and then only against receipt of an agreement of such person to
whom such offer of sale is made to comply with the provisions of this Section 4
with respect to any resale or other disposition of such security. The Company
may cause the legend set forth on the first page of this Warrant to be set forth
on each Warrant or similar legend on any security issued or issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant, unless counsel for the Company is of the opinion as to
any such security that such legend is unnecessary.

         Section 5. Payment of Taxes. The Company will pay any documentary stamp
taxes attributable to the initial issuance of Warrant Shares issuable upon the
exercise of the Warrant; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to pay any tax or taxes which may be payable in respect of any transfer
involved in the issuance or delivery of any certificates for Warrant Shares in a
name other than that of the registered holder of this Warrant in respect of
which such shares are issued, and in such case, the Company shall not be
required to issue or deliver any certificate for Warrant Shares or any Warrant
until the person requesting the same has paid to the Company the amount of such
tax or has established to the Company's satisfaction that such tax has been
paid. The holder shall be responsible for income taxes due under federal, state
or other law, if any such tax is due.

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         Section 6. Mutilated or Missing Warrants. In case this Warrant shall be
mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed, the Company shall issue in exchange and
substitution of and upon cancellation of the mutilated Warrant, or in lieu of
and substitution for the Warrant lost, stolen or destroyed, a new Warrant of
like tenor and for the purchase of a like number of Warrant Shares, but only
upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss,
theft or destruction of the Warrant, and with respect to a lost, stolen or
destroyed Warrant, reasonable indemnity or bond with respect thereto, if
requested by the Company.

         Section 7. Reservation of Common Stock. The Company hereby represents
and warrants that there have been reserved, and the Company shall at all
applicable times keep reserved until issued (if necessary) as contemplated by
this Section 7, out of the authorized and unissued Common Stock, sufficient
shares to provide for the exercise of the rights of purchase represented by the
Warrant. The Company agrees that all Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of the
Warrant shall be, at the time of delivery of the certificates for such Warrant
Shares, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of
Common Stock of the Company.

         Section 8. Adjustments. Subject and pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 8, the Warrant Price and number of Warrant Shares subject to this
Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth
hereinafter.

                  (a) If the Company shall at any time or from time to time
while the Warrant is outstanding, pay a dividend or make a distribution on its
Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, subdivide its outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a greater number of shares or combine its outstanding shares
into a smaller number of shares or issue by reclassification of its outstanding
shares of Common Stock any shares of its capital stock (including any such
reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the
Company is the continuing corporation), then the number of Warrant Shares
purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant and the Warrant Price in effect
immediately prior to the date upon which such change shall become effective,
shall be adjusted by the Company so that the Warrantholder thereafter exercising
the Warrant shall be entitled to receive the number of shares of Common Stock or
other capital stock which the Warrantholder would have received if the Warrant
had been exercised immediately prior to such event upon payment of a Warrant
Price that has been adjusted to reflect a fair allocation of the economics of
such event to the Warrantholder. Such adjustments shall be made successively
whenever any event listed above shall occur.

                  (b) If any capital reorganization, reclassification of the
capital stock of the Company, consolidation or merger of the Company with
another corporation in which the Company is not the survivor, or sale, transfer
or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets to
another corporation shall be effected, then, as a condition of such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other
disposition, lawful and adequate provision shall be made whereby each
Warrantholder shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive upon the
basis and upon the terms and conditions herein specified and in lieu of the
Warrant Shares immediately theretofore issuable upon

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exercise of the Warrant, such shares of stock, securities or assets as would
have been issuable or payable with respect to or in exchange for a number of
Warrant Shares equal to the number of Warrant Shares immediately theretofore
issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, had such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other disposition not
taken place, and in any such case appropriate provision shall be made with
respect to the rights and interests of each Warrantholder to the end that the
provisions hereof (including, without limitations, provision for adjustment of
the Warrant Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly equivalent as may
be practicable in relation to any shares of stock, securities or properties
thereafter deliverable upon the exercise thereof. The Company shall not effect
any such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other disposition unless prior
to or simultaneously with the consummation thereof the successor corporation (if
other than the Company) resulting from such consolidation or merger, or the
corporation purchasing or otherwise acquiring such assets or other appropriate
corporation or entity shall assume the obligation to deliver to the holder of
the Warrant such shares of stock, securities or assets as, in accordance with
the foregoing provisions, such holder may be entitled to purchase and the other
obligations under this Warrant. The provisions of this paragraph (b) shall
similarly apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifications,
consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or other dispositions.

                  (c) In case the Company shall fix a payment date for the
making of a distribution to all holders of Common Stock (including any such
distribution made in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the
Company is the continuing corporation) of evidences of indebtedness or assets
(other than cash dividends or cash distributions payable out of consolidated
earnings or earned surplus or dividends or distributions referred to in Section
8(a)), or subscription rights or warrants, the Warrant Price to be in effect
after such payment date shall be determined by multiplying the Warrant Price in
effect immediately prior to such payment date by a fraction, the numerator of
which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding multiplied
by the Market Price per share of Common Stock (as defined below), less the fair
market value (as determined by the Company's Board of Directors in good faith)
of said assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed, or of such
subscription rights or warrants, and the denominator of which shall be the total
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding multiplied by such Market Price per
share of Common Stock. "Market Price" shall mean the average of the closing bid
prices of the Common Stock over the twenty (20) consecutive trading days
preceding the date in question. Such adjustment shall be made successively
whenever such a payment date is fixed.

                  (d) For a period ending twenty-four (24) months after the
first effective date of the registration statement filed pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement described in Section 14 below, the Warrant Price
shall be subject to adjustment on a basis consistent with the provisions of
Section 7.1(a) of the Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and the
Investors named therein dated December 5, 2000 (the "Purchase Agreement"),
except that the Warrant Price shall be adjusted to a price equal to 125% of the
adjusted Purchase Price, if such adjustment to the Warrant Price would result in
a lower Warrant Price and that the adjustment shall be made regardless of
whether the Holder of this

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Warrant then holds any other shares of Common Stock subject to adjustment under
the terms of Section 7.1(a) of the Purchase Agreement. Such adjustments shall be
made successively whenever required.

                  (e) An adjustment shall become effective immediately after the
payment date in the case of each dividend or distribution and immediately after
the effective date of each other event which requires an adjustment.

                  (f) In the event that, as a result of an adjustment made
pursuant to Section 8(a), the holder of this Warrant shall become entitled to
receive any shares of capital stock of the Company other than shares of Common
Stock, the number of such other shares so receivable upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be subject thereafter to adjustment from time to time in a manner
and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect
to the Warrant Shares contained in this Warrant.

         Section 9. Fractional Interest. The Company shall not be required to
issue fractions of Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrant. If any
fraction of a Warrant Share would, except for the provisions of this Section, be
issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant (or specified portions thereof), the
fractional share shall be disregarded and the number of shares to be issued upon
exercise shall be the number of whole shares only.

         Section 10. Benefits. Nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to
give any person, firm or corporation (other than the Company and the
Warrantholder) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim, it being agreed
that this Warrant shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company and
the Warrantholder.

         Section 11. Notices to Warrantholder. Upon the happening of any event
requiring an adjustment of the Warrant Price, the Company shall promptly give
written notice thereof to the Warrantholder at the address appearing in the
records of the Company, stating the adjusted Warrant Price and the adjusted
number of Warrant Shares resulting from such event and setting forth in
reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such
calculation is based. In the event of a dispute with respect to any such
calculation, the certificate of the Company's independent certified public
accountants shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of any computation
made, absent manifest error. Failure to give such notice to the Warrantholder or
any defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of the subject
adjustment.

         Section 12. Identity of Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent for the
Common Stock is U.S. Stock Transfer Corporation. Upon the appointment of any
subsequent transfer agent for the Common Stock or other shares of the Company's
capital stock issuable upon the exercise of the rights of purchase represented
by the Warrant, the Company will mail to the Warrantholder a statement setting
forth the name and address of such transfer agent.

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         Section 13. Notices. Any notice pursuant hereto to be given or made by
the Warrantholder to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given or made if
sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows:

                  Interleukin Genetics, Inc.
                  135 Beaver Street, 2nd Floor
                  Waltham, MA  02452
                  Attn:    Fenel Eloi
                  Fax:     781/398-0720

or such other address as the Company may specify in writing by notice to the
Warrantholder complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section 13.

         Any notice pursuant hereto to be given or made by the Company to or on
the Warrantholder shall be sufficiently given or made if personally delivered or
if sent by an internationally recognized courier services by overnight or
two-day service, to the address set forth on the books of the Company or, as to
each of the Company and the Warrantholder, at such other address as shall be
designated by such party by written notice to the other party complying as to
delivery with the terms of this Section 13. All such notices, requests, demands,
directions and other communications shall, when sent by courier be effective two
(2) days after delivery to such courier as provided and addressed as aforesaid.

         Section 14. Registration Rights. The initial holder of this Warrant is
entitled to the benefit of certain registration rights in respect of the Warrant
Shares as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of as of
December 5, 2000.

         Section 15. Successors. All the covenants and provisions hereof by or
for the benefit of the Warrantholder shall bind and inure to the benefit of its
respective successors and assigns hereunder.

         Section 16. Governing Law. This Warrant shall be deemed to be a
contract made under the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to
its conflict of law principles, and for all purposes shall be construed in
accordance with the laws of said State.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Warrant to be
duly executed, as of the day and year first above written.

                                               INTERLEUKIN GENETICS, INC.

                                               By:___________________________
                                               Name:
                                               Title:

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                           Interleukin Genetics, Inc.
                              WARRANT EXERCISE FORM

To: Interleukin Genetics, Inc.

         This undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right of
purchase represented by the within Warrant ("Warrant") for, and to purchase
thereunder by the payment of the Warrant Price and surrender of the Warrant,
_______________ shares of Common Stock ("Warrant Shares") provided for therein,
and requests that certificates for the Warrant Shares be issued as follows:
                           ____________________________________
                           Name
                           ____________________________________
                           Address
                           ____________________________________

                           ____________________________________
                           Federal Tax ID or Social Security No.

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         and delivered by        / / certified mail to the above address, or
                                 / / electronically (provide DWAC Instructions:___________________), or
                                 / / other (specify: __________________________________________).
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and, if the number of Warrant Shares shall not be all the Warrant Shares
purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant, that a new Warrant for the balance of
the Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant be registered in
the name of the undersigned Warrantholder or the undersigned's Assignee as below
indicated and delivered to the address stated below.

         By exercising the rights represented by this Warrant, the undersigned
hereby certifies that, as of the date of exercise of this Warrant, the
representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of the Purchase Agreement
are true and correct in all material respects with respect to the undersigned.

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Dated:___________________, ____

Note:  The signature must correspond with            Signature:______________________________
the name of the registered holder as written
on the first page of the Warrant in every                     _______________________________
particular, without alteration or enlargement                 Name (please print)
or any change whatever, unless the Warrant
has been assigned.                                            _______________________________

                                                              _______________________________

                                                              Address
                                                              _______________________________
                                                              Federal Identification or
                                                              Social Security No.

                                                              Assignee:
                                                              _______________________________
                                                              _______________________________
                                                              _______________________________
                                                              _______________________________
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.17

                                 EIGHT AMENDMENT

                          Dated as of October 29, 1999

This EIGHT AMENDMENT among Del Monte Fresh Produce (UK) Ltd. ("Fresh U.K") Wafer
Limited ("Wafer"), Del Monte Fresh Produce International Inc, ("Fresh
International"), Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. ("Fresh N.A"), Fresh Del
Monte Produce Inc. ("Fresh Produce"), Global Reefer Carriers, Ltd. ("Global;
collectively with Fresh U.K., Wafer, Fresh International, Fresh N.A., and Fresh
Produce, the "Borrowers"), the banks appearing on the signature pages hereto
(the "Increasing Lenders") and Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank
B.A., "Rabobank Nederland", New York Branch, as agent (in such capacity, the
"Agent") for the other banks, financial institutions and other institutional
lenders a party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (the "Lenders").

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS. The Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders have entered
into a Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of May 19, 1998 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement";
the terms defined in the Credit Agreement being used herein as therein defined).
Each of the borrowers, the Agent, the Initial Issuing Bank, the Swing Line Bank
and the Lenders wish to amend the Credit Agreement as hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders hereby agree as
follows:

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT. Section 5.02(g) of the Credit
Agreement is, effective as of the date hereof and subject to the satisfaction of
the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 hereof, hereby amended and
restated as follows:

"(g) Dividends, Etc. It will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to
declare or pay any dividends, purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise
acquire for value any of its capital stock (or the equivalent thereof) or any
warrants, rights or options to acquire such capital stock (or the equivalent
thereof), now or hereafter outstanding, return any capital to its stockholders
as such, make any distribution of assets, capital stock (or the equivalent
thereof), warrants, rights, options, obligations or securities to its
stockholders as such, except that Fresh Produce may declare and pay dividends
and distributions payable in common stock (or the equivalent thereof) and so
long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any
action described in clause (A) (B) or (C) below or would result therefrom, (A)
Fresh Produce may declare and pay dividends and distributions payable in cash
solely out of and up to 50% of net income of Fresh Produce (computed on a
non-cumulative, Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) for the fiscal year
immediately preceding the year in which such dividend or distribution is paid,
(B) any direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Borrower may (i) declare and pay cash
dividends to such Borrower and (ii) declare and pay cash dividends to any other
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of a Borrower of which it is a direct or indirect
Subsidiary, (C) Fresh Produce may repurchase its own capital stock in an

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aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000 and (D) any subsidiary which is not a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary may declare and pay cash dividends consistent with past
practices.

SECTION 2. CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become effective
when, and only when, the Agent shall have received, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent:

(a)      counterparts of this Amendment executed by each Borrower, the Agent and
         each Increasing Lender;

(b)      a consent duly executed by each Guarantor in form of Exhibit A hereto;
         and

SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWERS. The Borrowers
represent and warrant as follows:

(a)      The representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 of the
         Credit Agreement, are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as
         thought made on and as of the date hereof, other that such
         representations and warranties that, by their terms, refer to a date
         other than the date of this Amendment or a Borrowing; provided that
         such representation and warranty shall be deemed to be updated by such
         information relating to the matters described therein as and to the
         extent that Fresh Produce or the relevant Borrower shall have furnished
         such information in writing to the Administrative Agent.

(b)      The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of this
         Amendment, and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are within each
         Borrowers' powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action
         and do not contravene (i) any Borrower's charter or by-laws, or
         equivalent governing documentation, as applicable, or (ii) any law or
         contractual restriction binding on or affecting any Borrower, or result
         in, the creation of any lien, security interest or other charge or
         encumbrance upon or with respect to any of its properties.

(c)      No authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or
         filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required
         for the due execution, delivery and performance by any Borrower of this
         Amendment of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.

(d)      This Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute,
         legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrowers enforceable
         against the Borrowers in accordance with their respective terms,
         subject, however, to the effect on such enforceability of (i) any
         applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
         similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and (ii) general
         principles of equity (regardless whether such enforceability is
         considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(e)      No event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes an Event of
         Default or would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement
         that notice be given or time elapse or both.

SECTION 4. REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON THE CREDIT AGREEMENT (a) Upon the
effectiveness of Section 1 hereof, on and after the date hereof, each reference
in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", "herein" or
words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby, and each reference in the Notes and the other Loan Documents to
the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby.

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(c)      Except as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement and the
         Notes shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and
         confirmed in all respects.

(d)       The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not,
          except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right,
          power or remedy of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, nor
          constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 5. COSTS, EXPENSES AND TAXES. The Borrowers agree, jointly and
severally, to pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Agent in connection
with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other
instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the
Agent with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Agent as to its
rights and responsibilities hereunder and thereunder. In addition, the Borrowers
agree, jointly and severally, to pay any and all stamp and other taxes payable
or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of
this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered
hereunder, and agrees to save the Agent and the Lenders harmless from and
against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in
paying or omission to pay such taxes.

SECTION 6. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but
one and the same instrument.

SECTION 7. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws (without giving effect to the conflicts of laws
principles thereof) of the State of New York.

SECTION 8 FINAL AGREEMENT. This Amendment represents the final agreement between
the Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders as to the subject matter hereof and may
not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral
agreements of the parties. There are no unwritten oral agreements between the
parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed
by their respective officers thereunto duty authorized, as of the date first
above written.

BORROWERS:                    DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE (UK) LTD., as Borrower

                              By:      /s/ JOHN F. INSERRA
                                 ---------------------------------------

                              Title:  Director

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                             DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE, NA. INC.,
                             as Borrower

                             By:      /s/ JOHN F. INSERRA
                                ------------------------------------------------
                             Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief
                                      Financial Officer

                             WAFER LIMITED, as Borrower

                             By:      /s/ JOHN F. INSERRA
                                ------------------------------------------------
                             Title:  Director

                             DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE INTERNATIONAL INC.,
                             as Borrower

                             By:      /s/ JOHN F. INSERRA
                                ------------------------------------------------
                             Title:  Director

                             FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., as Borrower

                             GLOBAL REEFER CARRIERS, LTD., as Borrower
                             By:      /s/ JOHN F. INSERRA
                                ------------------------------------------------
                             Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief
                                      Financial Officer

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:        COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-
                             BOERENLEENBANK B.A., "Rabobank
                             Nederland", New York Branch, as Administrative
                             Agent, Collateral Agent and Lender

                             By:      /s/ BETTY H MILLS
                                ------------------------------------------------
                             Title:   Vice President

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LENDERS:

                              ABN AMRO BANK N.V. NEW YORK BRANCH

                              By:      /s/ RONALD C. SPURGA
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                              Title:   Vice President

                              By:      /s/ CHRISTOPHER M. PLUMB
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                              Title:   Vice President

                              AGFIRST FARM CREDIT BANK

                              By:      /s/
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                              Title: Senior Vice President

                              ARTESIA BANK LUXEMBOURG

                              By:      /s/ FRED MATYN
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                              Title:   General Manager

                              By:
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                              Title:

                              BANQUE ARTESIA NEDERLAND N.V.

                              By:      /s/ HDR FLEDDERNS
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                              Title:   Senior Vice President - Finance

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                          BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

                          By:      /s/ CASEY COSGROVE
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                          Title:   Vice President

                          BANQUE FRANCAISE DE L'ORIENT

                          By:      /s/ N. L TAUF
                             --------------------------------------------------
                          Title:   Vice President

                          By:
                             --------------------------------------------------
                          Title:

                          BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS, CHICAGO BRANCH

                          By:      /s/ ARNAUD COLLIN DU BOCAGE
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                          Title:   Executive Vice President and General Manager

                          BARCLAYS BANK PLC

                          By:      /s/ CARLOS A. MIER
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                          Title:   Vice President

                          CHRISTIANIA BANK OG KREDITKASSE ASA,
                          NEW YORK BRANCH

                          By:      /s/ MARTIN LUNDER
                             --------------------------------------------------
                          Title: Senior Vice President

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                               DEUTSCHE FINANCIAL SERVICES

                               By:      /s/ STEPHEN D. METTS
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                               Title:   Vice President

                               FARM CREDIT BANK OF WICHITA

                               By:      /s/ TRAVIS W. BALL
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                               Title: Assistant Vice President

                               FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA, FLCA

                               By:      /s/ BRUCE P. ROUSE
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                               Title:   Vice President Commercial Lender

                               FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK

                               By:      /s/ MARY A. MORGAN
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                               Title: Senior Vice President

                               THE FUJI BANK, LIMITED

                               By:      /s/ NOBUOKI KOIKE
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                               Title:   Vice President

                               HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK

                               By:      /s/
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                               Title:   Vice President

                                       7
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                                            SUNTRUST BANK

                                            By:      /s/
                                               --------------------------------
                                            Title:   Vice President

                                            UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.

                                            By:      /s/ HAGOD V. JAZMADARIAN
                                               --------------------------------
                                            Title:   Vice President

                                            U.S. BANCORP AG CREDIT, INC.

                                            By:      /s/
                                               --------------------------------
                                            Title:   Vice President

                                            WACHOVIA BANK N.A.

                                            By:      /s/
                                               --------------------------------
                                            Title:   Vice President

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